central city

cen·tral cit·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-truh l sit-ee]
- /ˈsɛn trəl ˈsɪt i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-truh l sit-ee]
- /ˈsɛn trəl ˈsɪt i/

Definitions of central city words

noun central city the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area 3
noun central city a city at the center of a metropolitan area. 1

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Origin of central city

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Central city

noun

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adverb

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central city popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for central city

noun central city

downtown — to or in the main business section of a city.
slum — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
skid row — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
ghetto — a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.

All 7 Synonyms of central city