Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

city center

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
city -cen-ter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The central business and shopping area of a city.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

city centers (plural) city centre (alternative)

Phrases

Center City city hall

Frequently Paired Words

Center City city hall inner city

Synonyms

downtown central business district town center town centre city centre central city

Questions

What does city center mean?
The central business and shopping area of a city.

How to pronounce city center

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