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tricity

/ˌtɹaɪˈsɪti/

tricity is the alternative form 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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Proper noun capitalized: Tricity

Tricity

  1. A metropolitan area of Poland consisting of the three cities Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot

Forms of tricity

pluraltricities

Origin of tricity

From tri- + city. Calque of Polish Trójmiasto.

Questions about tricity

What does tricity mean?
Tricity means a metropolitan area of Poland consisting of the three cities Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot.
What is tricity the alternative form of?
Tricity is the alternative form of tri-city.
What part of speech is tricity?
Tricity is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tricity?
Tricity is pronounced /ˌtɹaɪˈsɪti/.

Words near tricity in the dictionary

  1. tricircular
  2. triciribine
  3. tricistronic
  4. tricitrate
  5. tricitrates
  6. tricity
  7. trick
  8. trick cyclist
  9. trick cyclists
  10. trick mode
  11. Trick Night

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tricity (page history and authors); Tricity (page history and authors); tri-city (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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