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megalopolis
meg·a·lop·o·lis
[
mèggə lóppəliss
]
(
plural
meg·a·lop·o·lis·es
)
noun
Definition:
1.
area containing large cities:
an area in which there are several large cities whose suburbs meet or nearly meet
2.
very large city:
an extremely large and populous city
[
Mid-19th century. <megalo- + Greek
polis
"city"
]
meg·a·lop·o·lis·tic
[
mèggə lopə lístik
]
adjective
meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan
[
mèggələ póllit'n
]
adjective
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meg·a·lop·o·lis·tic [ mèggə lopə lístik ] adjectivemeg·a·lo·pol·i·tan [ mèggələ póllit'n ] adjective
