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inner city

 
–noun
an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.
Compare central city.

Origin:
1960–65
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inner city  
n.   The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income, often minority groups predominate.

in'ner-cit'y (ĭn'ər-sĭ'tē) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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inner city

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

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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.)


[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology


The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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