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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
urban sprawl
–noun
| the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions. |
[Origin: 1955–60
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| urban sprawl
n. The unplanned, uncontrolled spreading of urban development into areas adjoining the edge of a city. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| urban sprawl | |
noun | |
| an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities [syn: conurbation] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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