"megacity" meaning in English

See megacity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: megacities [plural]
Etymology: From mega- + city. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|city}} mega- + city Head templates: {{en-noun}} megacity (plural megacities)
  1. A very large city; a megalopolis. Translations (very large city): مدينة كبيرة (Arabic), mégacité [feminine] (French), महानगर (mahāngar) [masculine] (Hindi), 巨大都市 (kyodaitoshi) (alt: きょだいとし) (Japanese), بزرگشهر (Persian), เมกะซิตี (Thai), megakent (Turkish)

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