Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

principal city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: prin-ci-pal c-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see principal, city.

Etymology

From principal + city.

Inflected Forms

principal cities (plural)

Synonyms

central city

Questions

What does principal city mean?: Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
Where does principal city come from?: From principal + city.

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