inner city

noun

Definition of inner city

: the usually older, poorer, and more densely populated central section of a city

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inner-city adjective

Examples of inner city in a Sentence

The mayor is trying to attract new businesses to the inner city.
Recent Examples on the Web In 2013, the year after the New York Jets drafted him in the third round, Davis started the Devoted Dreamers Academy, which works with inner city youth to provide academic, athletic, spiritual and mentorship opportunities not otherwise available. Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "Saints LB Demario Davis nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year award," 10 Dec. 2020 Former public inner city schoolteacher and administrator Joe Nathan, a legendary figure in American education, helped write both the PSEO law and the nation’s first public charter school law in Minnesota. Washington Post, "Bored in high school? Try taking some classes on college campuses.," 19 Dec. 2020 Many people living in inner city apartments in Sydney and Melbourne are looking for more space. Michael Heath, Bloomberg.com, "World’s Most Housing-Exposed Economy Faces Ultimate Stress Test," 22 Nov. 2020 Weston Urban has amassed more than 20 acres in the inner city. Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, "Weston Urban plans 32-story downtown tower with apartments, retail," 16 Nov. 2020 In addition to the four fatalities, the Vienna shootings left at least 22 people injured at multiple scenes in the Austrian capital’s inner city. Matthias Wabl, Bloomberg.com, "Austria Pushed to Fore of Europe’s Fight With Radical Islam," 3 Nov. 2020 But Ramuni pointed out that inner city life may well bounce back. Zamira Rahim, CNN, "In the age of coronavirus, the suburbs are cool for the first time ever," 1 Nov. 2020 The demographic relying on commuter rail, typically 9-to-5 workers commuting to the inner city from the suburbs, is more likely to telecommute. Janet Moore, Star Tribune, "Transit officials consider future of Minnesota's Northstar rail line," 15 Oct. 2020 Federal prosecutor Brian Leaming, who pressed for a longer sentence, described Klosek and others like him as essential elements of inner city drug violence. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Suburban dad who fueled his drug habit by selling dozens of guns to violent Hartford drug dealers sentenced to 46 months in prison," 14 Oct. 2020

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First Known Use of inner city

1958, in the meaning defined above

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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20city. Accessed 20 Feb. 2021.

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inner city

noun

English Language Learners Definition of inner city

: the central section of a large city where mostly poor people live

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