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megalopolis
[meg-uh-lop-uh-lis]
noun
a very large city.
an urban region, especially one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other.
megalopolis
/ ˌmɛɡələˈpɒlɪtən, ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs /
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.”
Other Word Forms
- megalopolitan adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of megalopolis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of megalopolis1
Example Sentences
Just as the East Coast developed into a string of megacities linked by Amtrak, California is evolving into its own megalopolis.
The fact Trump dispatched troops to tamp down protests in Los Angeles, the biggest blue megalopolis in the nation’s biggest blue state, cannot be ignored.
The move to a later schedule is an encouraging example of a species doing its part to coexist in a bustling megalopolis, according to researchers from UC Davis and other institutions who conducted the study.
Studying in Paris for three years refined her technique, but the artist’s style was honed by her home city: a raw, industrial, violent, creative and unpredictable megalopolis during her formative years.
Navarrete and Arroyo knew that success wasn’t guaranteed even in a city with a long Spanish-language literary tradition, a megalopolis where the U.S.
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