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inner city
[ in-er sit-ee ]
noun
- an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups: Compare central city.
Struggling schools in the inner city face substantial challenges to prepare students for college.
adjective
- of or relating to such a section within a city: low-income residents in inner-city neighborhoods.
after-school programs for inner-city youth;
low-income residents in inner-city neighborhoods.
inner city
noun
- the parts of a city in or near its centre, esp when they are associated with poverty, unemployment, substandard housing, etc
- ( as modifier )
inner-city schools
inner city
- A general term for impoverished areas of large cities. The inner city is characterized by minimal educational opportunities, high unemployment and crime rates, broken families, and inadequate housing. ( See ghettos .)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inner city1
Example Sentences
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.
Housing and infrastructure that surround an existing stadium, particularly in an inner city or residential area, can limit the scope of ambitious redevelopment.
Morgan admitted, "I’m coming from a world of Blacks. I’m an inner city kid. To be on the whitest show in America, I felt by myself. I felt like they weren’t getting it."
He moved throughout L.A.’s inner cities, selling papers and fish and shining shoes until he created a career in the music industry.
In some cases, the housing targets are radically different to those set by the previous government, with rural areas expected to shoulder more of the burden than inner city authorities.
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