Examples

2 sentences

  1. He went to all the principal cities of Europe.

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  2. Chicago is the principal city of the Midwest.

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see principal, city.

Origin

From principal + city.

From principal + city.

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Forms

plural: principal cities
Singularprincipal city
Pluralprincipal cities

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Synonym of central city:central city

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
princeA1princessA1principalA2principalityprincipallyC1principleB1

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