"desakota" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: desakotas [plural]
Etymology: Coined around 1990 by urban researcher Terry McGee, from Indonesian desa, village, and kota, city. Head templates: {{en-noun}} desakota (plural desakotas)
  1. (geography) An area in the extended surroundings of a large city, especially in Southeast Asia, in which urban and agricultural forms of land use and settlement coexist and are intensively intermingled. Wikipedia link: desakota Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-desakota-en-noun--Xf6~LaD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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