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tri-cities

tri-cities is the plural of tri-city.

Meaning of tri-city

Noun

tri-city (plural tri-cities)

  1. A geographic region consisting of three distinct, neighboring municipalities that share a regional economy, transportation network, and cultural identity.
    • Considering the remoteness of the area, the tri-cities put on a darned good hamfest in July.1980 October, Wayne Green, “W2NSD/1 Never Say Die”, in 73 Magazine (October 1980), page 244

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Questions about tri-cities

What is tri-cities the plural of?
Tri-cities is the plural of tri-city.

Words near tri-cities in the dictionary

  1. tri-annual
  2. tri-armed
  3. tri-axial
  4. tri-band
  5. tri-camera photography
  6. tri-cities
  7. tri-city
  8. tri-colored
  9. tri-coloured
  10. tri-D
  11. tri-dee

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