Meaning of Quad Cities | Babel Free

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A region of cities (originally four) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.

Examples

“The total population of the Quad Cities in 1950 was 184,493 while the metropolitan area population was 234,256.”

“Before casinos, the Quad Cities "was just a river stop on I-80 -⁠- a lot of people would stop and say, 'Gee, is that the Mississippi River Mark Twain wrote about?' " said Bernie Goldstein, a a ^([sic]) Bettendorf scrap-metal magnate who turned the first riverboat into the 14-casino Isle of Capri chain.”

“The rest of the afternoon was spent back in front of the fire, discussing art and upcoming events in the Quad Cities.”

“We could have stayed there for a while, but the Quad Cities were only 160 miles west of Chicago, and we had a lot more of the Mississippi River to see.”

“Don’t forget to get gas in the Quad Cities before heading back to the Trace.”

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