global city en · NOUN
Etymology
Popularized by Dutch-American sociologist Saskia Sassen in The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (1991).
Meanings
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(qualifier:urban studies) A city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network; a metropolis.
Today's global cities have been empowered and transformed by the construction of a market economy at a global scale. In this sense, I would argue, the global city must be seen as primarily a political phenomenon.
2016, Simon Curtis, Global Cities and Global Order, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| global cities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fr ville-monde (Translations) · fr ville mondiale (Translations)