inner city

n. The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income groups predominate.

in′ner-cit′y adj.

inner city

n (Sociology) a. the parts of a city in or near its centre, esp when they are associated with poverty, unemployment, substandard housing, etcb. (as modifier): inner-city schools.

in′ner cit′y

n. a central and usu. older part of a city, densely populated, often deteriorating, and inhabited mainly by the poor. [1960–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a citycenter, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

Translations

Innenstadtcentro cittadino

inner city

an area of urban settlement with high levels of social problems and poverty. The term is sometimes used as a codeword for ‘immigrant area’ by those who regard ‘the problems of the inner city’ as problems of minority cultures and not as a concentration of the social problems of capitalist societies. See also ZONE OF TRANSITION, URBAN SOCIOLOGY, URBANISM AS A WAY OF LIFE, URBANIZATION.

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noun the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city

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