INNER CITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("inner city" is a kind of...):

center; centre; eye; heart; middle (an area that is approximately central within some larger region)

Holonyms ("inner city" is a part of...):

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)