megalopolitan
[ meg-uh-loh-pol-i-tn ]
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
noun
an inhabitant of a megalopolis.
Origin of megalopolitan
11925–35; from megalopolis, modeled after metropolis: metropolitan
- Also meg·a·pol·i·tan [meg-uh-pol-i-tn] /ˌmɛg əˈpɒl ɪ tn/ .
Other words from megalopolitan
- meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan·ism, noun
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How to use megalopolitan in a sentence
Patriotism, racialism, unionism, had all been lost in a moiling megalopolitanism.
This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
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