urbanization
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bə noun
the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
Also, especially British, ur·ban·i·sa·tion.
Related forms
o·ver·ur·ban·i·za·tion, noun
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urbanize or urbanise (ˈɜːbəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (usually passive) | |
| a. to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban | |
| b. to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities | |
| urbanise or urbanise | |
| —vb | |
| urbani'zation or urbanise | |
| —n | |
| urbani'sation or urbanise | |
| —n | |
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Urbanization
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
urbanization definition
The process by which cities grow or by which societies become more urban.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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urbanization
the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
The populations and low urbanization geographically would have separated them.
The global demographic trend is toward urbanization, not a return to the countryside.
Much has been written on the effects of urbanization on mental health and psychological well being.
First, urbanization and industrialization made the poor more dependent on public charity for a minimum level of subsistence.
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