edge city
A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a…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.
» The station is on the edge of the city centre.
Der Bahnhof ist am Rande der Innenstadt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(US)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.
Examples
4 sentencesThe station is on the edge of the city centre.
deDer Bahnhof ist am Rande der Innenstadt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I work at a small press on the edge of the city.
The mosque is at the edge of the city.
The novel follows a lumpen crowd of criminals, beggars, and drifters on the edge of the city.
Translations
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Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.
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