megalopolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.

name

/mɛ.ɡəˈlɒ.pə.lɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megalopolis.wav

megalopolis megalopolises megalopoleis megalopoli

From megalo- (“great”) + -polis (“city”).

megacity

metropolitan area metropolis

megalopolistic megalopolize

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