inner city
noun
an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.
inner cities
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pluralof inner city.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Hospitals are closing at an alarming rate, creating healthcare deserts in inner cities and rural areas.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Giving another example, Macpherson said that some of South Africa's inner cities were in a "disastrous" condition.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
One thing that blue-collar communities share across the country—whether in rural areas or inner cities — is that their residents have lost their mobility.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
He moved throughout L.A.’s inner cities, selling papers and fish and shining shoes until he created a career in the music industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025
Summertime riots had become an annual event in America’s inner cities, starting with the Los Angeles Watts conflagration in 1965, and the climate in Durham that spring was particularly volatile.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
