Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inner city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
in-ner c-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The parts of a large city closer to its core, especially older, populous areas of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally located commercial areas.

Inflected Forms

inner cities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ghetto intercity urban city center central business district downtown

Synonyms

core city

Antonyms

suburb countryside

Questions

What does inner city mean?
The parts of a large city closer to its core, especially older, populous areas of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally located commercial areas.

How to pronounce inner city

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