Meaning of alpha city | Babel Free

Definitions

A city that links a major economic state or region into the world economy.

Examples

“Exporting advanced services across the globe, they represent mini-economies in themselves. I am much more likely to run into an American who is a leading global innovator in an alpha city like Shanghai or Dubai than I am to see her or him in St. Louis, Missouri, or Manchester, England.”

CEFR level