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- DictionaryMeg·a·lop·o·lis/ˌmeɡəˈläpələs/
noun
- 1. a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex: "a dizzying megalopolis ablaze with neon"
noun. an urban complex, usually comprising several large towns. megalopolis. A vast stretch of developed industrial urban area, such as the East Coast of the United States from Boston to Washington, D.C., or the Ruhr Valley in Germany. Megalopolis is from Greek words meaning “great city.”.
a very large city or group of cities where a great number of people live. mid 19th cent.: from megalo- ‘great’ + Greek polis ‘city’. Definition of megalopolis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MEGALOPOLIS. [count] US. 1. : a very large city. 2. : an area that includes a large city or several large cities. MEGALOPOLIS meaning: 1 : a very large city; 2 : an area that includes a large city or several large cities.
(mɛgəlɒpəlɪs ) Word forms: plural megalopolises or megalopoli. countable noun [usu sing] A megalopolis is a very large city, or an urban area that consists of several towns and cities. ...the densely populated megalopolis that stretches down the East Coast from Boston to Washington. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. A very large city. 2. A region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas in sufficient proximity to be considered a single urban complex. [ megalo- + Greek polis, city; see pelə- in Indo-European roots .] meg′a·lop·o·lis′tic adj. meg′a·lo·pol′i·tan (-lō-pŏl′ĭ-tən) adj.
What does the noun megalopolis mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun megalopolis. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun megalopolis? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun megalopolis pronounced?
Jun 23, 2023 · A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity . The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA. Related terms [ edit] metropolitan area. metropolis. Translations [ edit] ± large conurbation. Further reading [ edit]
