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CONCRETE JUNGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("concrete jungle" is a kind of...):
jungle (a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival)
Meronyms (parts of "concrete jungle"):
street (the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction)
Holonyms ("concrete jungle" is a part of...):
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)