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name
Ellipsis of Bonifacio Global City.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network; a metropolis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: urban studies
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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History
Popularized by Dutch-American sociologist Saskia Sassen in The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (1991).
Across languages
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