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

• Armenian: մեգապոլիս (hy) (megapolis), գերքաղաք (hy) (gerkʿałakʿ)
• Catalan: megalòpolis (ca) f, megalòpoli (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特大城市 (cmn) (tèdà chéngshì)

• Finnish: megapolis (fi)
• French: mégalopole (fr) f
• German: Megalopolis (de) f

• Greek: μεγαλούπολη (el) (megaloúpoli) f
• Icelandic: risaborg (is)
• Irish: ollchathair (ga) f
• Japanese: メガロポリス (ja) (megaroporisu)
• Portuguese: megalópole (pt) f
• Russian: мегаполис (ru) (megapólis) m

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