satellite city
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of satellite city
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Bus drivers took to the streets of the administrative capital La Paz, satellite city of El Alto and eastern economic hub of Santa Cruz to demand the subsidies be reinstated.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
A six-lane bridge connecting Thane, another satellite city to the north of Mumbai, with Navi Mumbai may open by September, while two coastal roads will be done in the next few years, the person said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024
Tundre and Lata live with their two young children in a slum near the construction site in Noida, a satellite city of New Delhi.
From Reuters • May 16, 2022
President Chavez's idea was not to build yet another satellite city.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2014
Large industrial plants located in the satellite city of St. Louis sent men to Cairo, a junction point, to meet incoming trains and make offers.
From Negro Migration during the War by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)
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