monocities

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A form of monocity — A city (especially in the former Soviet Union) in which most of the working population work in the same industry, typically for the same organisation.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of monocity

    Russia has many so-called monocities, where most of the town's population is employed by one industry such as car production or commodities output.

    2009 March 17, Kathryn Hopkins, “Moscow starts to shut up shop”, in The Guardian
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