edictcity
/ˈiːdɪktˌsɪti/nounVerified NewA capital built from nothing by decree as a monument to a regime, typically vast, gleaming, and underoccupied.
Ministries move in, boulevards wait for parades, and the residential districts fill at a pace measured in decades. The city answers a question no census asked.
Etym. — edict + city: urbanism as announcement.
Rel. — infraawe
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