Quad City

A form of Quad Cities — A region of cities (originally four) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Quad-City

  1. attributiveAttributive form of Quad Cities.

    Quad City citizens had been systematically working for brotherhood for ten years.

    1955, James E. Pitt, Adventures in Brotherhood, Farrar, Straus and Company, page 1
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    Now undefeated in six lifetime starts, the 4-year-old gelded son of Lindy’s Pride led every step of the way and stormed to a 27 length win in becoming the fastest trotter in Quad City history.

    1986, Harness Horse, page 3

    Thanks to the dogged determination of Greg Vogele, everyone who visits the Figge Art Museum can enjoy this long-lost piece of Quad City history.

    2021, Michael McCarty, John Brassard Jr., “Chippiannock Cemetery”, in Eerie Quad Cities, Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, →ISBN, part II (Strange Creatures, Strange Happenings and UFO Sightings), page 120
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APA

Quad City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quad%20City

MLA

“Quad City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quad%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quad City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quad%20City.

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