Oxford Dictionary English inner city nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌɪnə ˈsɪti// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌɪnər ˈsɪti// Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe part near the centre of a large city, which often has social problems There are huge problems in our inner cities. an inner-city area/schoolSee inner city in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee inner city in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: inner city oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com