inner-city Get Printable Handwriting Hear It! Say It! Write It! Learn It! Spelling Test Definition noun. the older and more populated and usually poorer central section of a city Example Sentence Sue has a fulfilling job tutoring inner-city youths. Spelled with a hyphen. Synonyms center of town; downtown; central part of a city Antonyms rural Hear It! Say It! Write It! inner-city Switch to cursive Start Share with your friends: