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megapolitan

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meg⋅a⋅lo⋅pol⋅i⋅tan

  [meg-uh-loh-pol-i-tn]
Use megapolitan in a Sentence
–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

me⋅gap⋅o⋅lis

  [muh-gap-uh-lis]
–noun
megalopolis.
Origin:
1630–40; mega- + -polis

Related forms:
meg⋅a⋅pol⋅i⋅tan  [meg-uh-pol-i-tn] , adjective, noun
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