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megapolitan
meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan
/
ˌmɛg
ə
loʊˈpɒl
ɪ
tn
/
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[
meg-
uh
-loh-
pol
-i-tn
]
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
noun
2.
an inhabitant of a megalopolis.
Also,
megapolitan.
Origin:
1925–35;
from
megalopolis
, modeled after
metropolis: metropolitan
Related forms
meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan·ism,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
me·gap·o·lis
/
məˈgæp
ə
lɪs
/
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[
m
uh
-
gap
-
uh
-lis
]
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noun
megalopolis
.
Origin:
1630–40;
mega-
+
-polis
Related forms
meg·a·pol·i·tan
/
ˌmɛg
əˈpɒl
ɪ
tn
/
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[
meg-
uh
-
pol
-i-tn
]
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,
adjective,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
megalopolis
(ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs)
—
n
an urban complex, usually comprising several large towns
[C20:
megalo-
+ Greek
polis
city]
megalopolitan
—
adj
, —
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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