English Explanatory Dictionary

edge city

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

edge city edge cities

Etymology

Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.

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