"edge city" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: edge cities [plural]
Etymology: Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau. Head templates: {{en-noun}} edge city (plural edge cities)
  1. (US, urban studies) A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area. Tags: US Translations (Translations): pseudopole [feminine] (French), μητροπολιτικό προάστιο (mitropolitikó proástio) [neuter] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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