primate city

English

Etymology

From primate +‎ city, coined in 1939 by Mark Jefferson.[1]

Noun

primate city (plural primate cities)

  1. A city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region.

References

  1. ^ Jefferson, Mark (April 1939), “The Law of the Primate City”, in Geographical Review, volume 29, number 29, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 226–232
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