megapolis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mega- (“great”) +‎ -polis (“city”), from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈɡæ.pɒ.lɪs/

Noun[edit]

megapolis (plural megapolises or megapoleis)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

megapolis — see megalopolis,‎ megacity

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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