megalopolis

English

Etymology

From megalo- (“great”) + -polis (“city”).

Pronunciation

• 1: IPA: /mɛ.ɡəˈlɒ.pə.lɪs/
• 2: IPA: /mɛ.ɡæˈlɒ.pɒ.lɪs/

Noun

megalopolis (plural megalopolises or megalopoleis or megalopoli)

1. A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.

   The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA.

Translations

large conurbation

Finnish: megapolis (fi) French: mégalopole (fr) f. Greek: μεγαλούπολη (el) (megaloúpoli) f.

Icelandic: Risaborg Irish: ollchathair (ga) f. Portuguese: megalópole (pt) f.

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