English Explanatory Dictionary

urban sprawl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

urban sprawl urban sprawls

Etymology

First used in 1937.

Synonyms

suburban sprawl urban encroachment

Related words

Los Angelization
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