Tri-Cities
Three adjacent towns
Tri-Cities refers to any of several urban areas comprising three neighboring cities that function as a single metropolitan region.
The most common American references are the Tri-Cities of eastern Washington (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) and eastern Tennessee (Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport).
Other regions use the term similarly: I grew up in the Tri-Cities area.
The specific cities meant depend entirely on local context.
Washington state city
- PascoWashington state city
- Columbia RiverMajor Pacific Northwest river
- HanfordNuclear weapons complex
- wine countryArea known for vineyards
nuclear · desert · Snake River · arid · sagebrush · irrigation · agriculture · Manhattan Project
Major English seaport
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- EastmanPhotography industrialist's surname
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- mountainTall natural landmass
NASCAR · tri-state · Blue Ridge · country music · motorsports
Michigan manufacturing city
- Dow ChemicalMultinational materials science corporation
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- sugar beetsTubers grown for sucrose
Of a major city
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- shared economyPeer-to-peer resource access
- commuterOne who travels regularly
interconnected · regional identity · cooperation · adjacent · boundary · population center · economic zone · municipal
Richland
Washington state city
- PascoWashington state city
- Columbia RiverMajor Pacific Northwest river
- HanfordNuclear weapons complex
wine country · nuclear · desert · Snake River · arid · sagebrush · irrigation · agriculture · Manhattan Project · reactor
Bristol
Major English seaport
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- EastmanPhotography industrialist's surname
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
mountain · NASCAR · tri-state · Blue Ridge · country music · motorsports
Saginaw
Michigan manufacturing city
- Dow ChemicalMultinational materials science corporation
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
sugar beets · beans · industrial · Lake Huron · chemical industry
metropolitan
Of a major city
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- shared economyPeer-to-peer resource access
commuter · interconnected · regional identity · cooperation · adjacent · boundary · population center · economic zone · municipal · suburban sprawl
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington
- Tri-CitiesRichland, Pasco, Bristol, Petersburg, Hopewell
- Border TownsTexarkana, Stateline, Mexicali, Nogales, Niagara Falls
- Saginaw BaySaginaw, Lake Huron