tri-city

[trahy-sit-ee, -sit-ee]

adjective

1. of or relating to a metropolitan area consisting of three separate but interdependent cities.

   an instance of tri-city cooperation.

noun

1. any one of three such cities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tri-city¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Saddleback at Tri-City Christian, 7 p.m.

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At the time, Muñoz was an 18-year-old, flame-throwing pitcher for the Tri-City Dust Devils, and Taboada Catalan can still picture the radar gun readings that flashed on the stadium scoreboard throughout that summer.

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He began his coaching career in 2002 in the WHL with the Tri-City Americans and served as an assistant for Team Canada at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Slovakia, helping guide his home country to its third consecutive championship.

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It was during the national anthem Monday night when Farmington High School faculty members approached the student, Genesis White Bull, and confiscated her cap, the Tri-City Record reported.

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When emergency crews arrived, they discovered eight ducklings at the bottom of the storm drain and a nervous mother duck nearby, Ben Shearer, the Pasco Fire Department public information officer, told the Tri-City Herald.

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