megapolis

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English

Etymology

From mega- (“great”) +‎ -polis (“city”), from Ancient Greek μεγα- (mega-, “prefix meaning ‘large’”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈɡæ.pɒ.lɪs/

Noun

megapolis (plural megapolises or megapoleis)

  1. A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.

Derived terms

Translations

megapolis — see megalopolis

See also

References

  1. ^ “megapolis, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2001; “megapolis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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