central city

noun

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as in garden city

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  1. garden city
  2. edge city
  3. inner city
Noun
  • Although Marrakech is known as The Red City, it is also known as a garden city, and the resort is an homage to that.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
  • Opatija is lush, a garden city watered by springs flowing from Mount Učka.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Definition of garden city
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  • And on Thursday, the investigator chased down a tip Hannan had received from one of his followers that his dog was spotted in Del Valle, an edge city in the Greater Austin area.
    — Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Definition of edge city
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  • In the aftermath of Sacco and Vanzetti, many Italian-Americans shifted towards the center and then the right as many white ethnics moved from the inner city into the suburbs.
    — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly 90% of low-income inner city residents in one Emory University study have experienced trauma.
    — Maayan Aviv, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of inner city
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