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Noun: inner city  'i-nu(r) 'si-tee
  1. The older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
    "Urban renewal projects aimed to revitalize the inner city"

Derived forms: inner cities

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], eye, heart [Brit], middle

Part of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Inner city