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meg⋅a⋅lop⋅o⋅lis

  [meg-uh-lop-uh-lis]
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–noun
1. a very large city.
2. an urban region, esp. one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other.
Also, megapolis.

Origin:
1825–35; megalo- + polis
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meg·a·lop·o·lis   (měg'ə-lŏp'ə-lĭs)   
n.  

  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-3 in Indo-European roots.]
meg'a·lop·o·lis'tic adj., meg'a·lo·pol'i·tan (-lō-pŏl'ĭ-tən) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

megalopolis [(meg-uh-lop-uh-lis)]

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.”

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Word Origin & History

megalopolis 
1832, from Gk. megas (gen. megalou) "great" + polis "city" (see policy (1)). The word was used in classical times of Athens, Syracuse, and Alexandria.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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