"supercity" meaning in English

See supercity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: supercities [plural]
Etymology: From super- + city. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|city}} super- + city Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercity (plural supercities)
  1. An extremely large city, metropolis or urban area.
    Sense id: en-supercity-en-noun-aiPZlQnU
  2. The merged urban area of several close cities.
    Sense id: en-supercity-en-noun-FfhFVVke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: megalopolis, megacity

Inflected forms

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