Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
alpha city en · NOUN
Meanings
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A city that links a major economic state or region into the world economy.
Exporting advanced services across the globe, they represent mini-economies in themselves. I am much more likely to run into an American who is a leading global innovator in an alpha city like Shanghai or Dubai than I am to see her or him in St. Louis, Missouri, or Manchester, England.
2016, Alec Ross, The Industries of the Future:
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Coordinates
beta city · gamma city