foundingcity
nounUK /ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈsɪti/
US /ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈsɪti/
A founding city is the first city that started a place or group.
Jamestown is often called the founding city of Virginia.
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2. The city where an organization or company began.
Detroit is the founding city of the American car industry.
3. A city honored as the starting point of a culture or movement.
Florence is seen as a founding city of the Renaissance.
4. The earliest city in a region that other towns grew from.
The old harbor town became the founding city of the whole coast.