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.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Quad City

  1. attributiveAttributive form of Quad Cities.

    Silvis is a Quad-City suburb bursting at its seams.

    1969, Illinois: Guide & Gazetteer, Rand MᶜNally & Company, →LCCN, page 475
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    The clean and efficient manner in which the street car employes have gone about their task of acquainting the public with the disastrous effects of this “pick-up” policy, not only upon the legitimate revenue of the street car company, but of the danger threatening the jobs and earning power of many hundreds of Quad-City citizens, has rallied to their support the overwhelming majority of the fair-minded people of the community, […]

    1931, The Motorman, Conductor and Motor Coach Operator, page 24

    Formerly associated with Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission, he is a researcher on many aspects of Quad-City history, culture and architecture.

    1982, Frederick I. Anderson, Quad Cities: Joined by a River, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 221
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