"Quad Cities" meaning in All languages combined

See Quad Cities on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Quad Cities [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Quad Cities}} the Quad Cities
  1. A region of cities (originally four) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. Categories (place): Regions of the United States Synonyms: Quad City, Quad-City [attributive]
    Sense id: en-Quad_Cities-en-name-VEE5BaGL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for Quad Cities meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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