inner city

/ˌɪnər ˈsɪdi/
/ˈɪnə ˈsɪti/
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Other forms: inner cities

Definitions of inner city
  1. noun
    the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
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    type of:
    center, centre, eye, heart, middle
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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