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CORE CITY

core cit·y
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr, kohr sit-ee]
    • /kɔr, koʊr ˈsɪt i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr, kohr sit-ee]
    • /kɔr, koʊr ˈsɪt i/

Definition of core city words

  • abbreviation CORE CITY central city. 1

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Origin of core city

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Core city

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

core city popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

core city usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for core city

noun core 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.
  • central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area

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