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QUEEN CITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Queen City mean? 

QUEEN CITY (noun)
  The noun QUEEN CITY has 1 sense:

1. the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolinaplay

  Familiarity information: QUEEN CITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUEEN CITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Charlotte; Queen City

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Queen City" is a part of...):

N.C.; NC; North Carolina; Old North State; Tar Heel State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies)


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