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primate city [ˈpraɪmeɪtˌsɪti] N
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- A capital city that is also the prime economic, cultural, or intellectual centre of a nation or an empire is sometimes referred to as a primate city.en.wikipedia.org
- Normally, a primate city must be at least twice as populous as the second largest city in the country.en.wikipedia.org
- Historians often focus on the largest and most dominant cityusually the national capitalwhich geographers call a primate city.en.wikipedia.org
- Such a city is called a primate city.en.wikipedia.org
- It is also the economic and business centre of the country, and is a primate city.en.wikipedia.org
- Countries with a primate city, for example, have typically had a colonial history that accounts for that city pattern.en.wikipedia.org
- He defines a primate city as being at least twice as large as the next largest city and more than twice as significant.en.wikipedia.org
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