monocity

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nounmonocity (plural monocities)

plural monocities

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  7. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  8. Latinceivis
  9. Latinceivitās
  10. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  11. Old Frenchcitet
  12. Middle Englishcite
  13. Englishcity
  14. Englishmonocity

From mono- + city.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myotonic
Cite this entry
APA

monocity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocity

MLA

“monocity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocity.

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