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inner city

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inner city
n.
The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income, often minority groups predominate.

inner-city (nr-st) adj.

inner city
Noun
the parts of a city in or near its centre, where there are often social and economic problems
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inner cityinner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
Translations
Spanish inner city nbarrios deprimidos del centro de una ciudad
French inner city ncentre m urbain (souffrant souvent de délabrement, d'embouteillages etc)
German inner city inner nInnenstadt f
Italian inner city ncentro di una zona urbana

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