inner city

noun

: the usually older, poorer, and more densely populated central section of a city
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 addition to getting to know the men in the program, Kiyan has also worked with his mom on a holiday program to help make Christmas possible for 400 inner city kids. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024 Living in the inner city in L.A., there’s smog, light pollution, sound pollution; we’re towered by these skyscrapers and all these street lights — our access to seeing the stars is blanketed. Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 Exacerbating the problem, public transportation linkages were typically weak — often thanks to policies that kept inner city residents out of the suburbs by design — and only six percent of welfare recipients owned a car. Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 As a result, two-thirds of new jobs were in the suburbs, while three-quarters of welfare recipients lived in inner cities or rural areas. Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inner city 

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Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inner city was in 1958

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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20city. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

inner city

noun
: the usually older and more heavily populated central section of a city
inner-city adjective

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