Definition of "inner-city" []

• Of, pertaining to, or situated in the central part of a city, especially an older, populous area of low-income or immigrant families (adjective)

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• "Wealthy suburban school districts are almost exclusively white; poor inner-city schools are often composed exclusively of African-American and Hispanic students."
• "His navy blue Dockers and navy socks, powder blue Guayabera shirt and black leather comfort shoes make him look more like a vacationing grandfather than an inner-city parish priest."
• "The contrast between its inner-city location and its middle-class, commuter congregants is striking at Bethel, and is a concern for Reid, who has suggested ideas such as “dress down Sunday” as possible strategies for “attracting the poor” to church."