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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 Carolina
Familiarity information: QUEEN CITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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