"megalopolis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megalopolises [plural], megalopoleis [plural], megalopoli [plural]
Etymology: From megalo- (“great”) + -polis (“city”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|megalo|polis|t1=great|t2=city}} megalo- (“great”) + -polis (“city”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|megalopoleis|megalopoli}} 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. Categories (topical): Urban studies Related terms: metropolitan area, metropolis Translations (large conurbation): مَديِنَةٌ ضَخْمَةٌ [feminine] (Arabic), մեգապոլիս (megapolis) (Armenian), գերքաղաք (gerkʻaġakʻ) (Armenian), megalòpolis [feminine] (Catalan), megalòpoli [feminine] (Catalan), 特大城市 (tèdà chéngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), megalopole [feminine] (Czech), megalopoli (Finnish), mégalopole [feminine] (French), megalópole [feminine] (Galician), Megalopolis [feminine] (German), μεγαλούπολη (megaloúpoli) [feminine] (Greek), megapolisz (Hungarian), risaborg (Icelandic), ollchathair [feminine] (Irish), megalopoli (Italian), メガロポリス (megaroporisu) (Japanese), мегаполис (megapolis) (Kazakh), ірі қала (ırı qala) (Kazakh), megalópole [feminine] (Portuguese), мегапо́лис (megapólis) [masculine] (Russian), megalópolis [feminine] (Spanish), megalopolis (Swedish), kümekent (Turkish), megapol (Turkish)

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