What does "monocity" mean?

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.

Monocity

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Noun

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.

Etymology

From mono- + city.

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