megalopolis
noun[C]
uk/ˌmeɡ.əˈlɒp.əl.ɪs/us/ˌmeɡ.əˈlɑː.pəl.ɪs/anextremelylargecityorurban(=city)areawhere a lot ofpeoplelive:
Today Shenzhen is a megalopolis of 13 millionpeople.
Thelandscapewill justbecomeone undifferentiatedsprawlingmegalopolis.
Compare
metropolis
- NewJerseyis at the centercentre of the megalopolis, whichextendsfrom Boston to Washington.
- SouthFlorida is now asprawlingmegalopolis with seven millionresidentsand forty millionannualtourists.
- 22 millionpeoplecramthe megalopolis andvastswathesof the cityscape have beenrebuiltsky-high.
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- anti-city
- anti-urban
- Cantabrigian
- citywide
- county borough
- garden city
- Londoner
- metro
- municipal
- retirement village
- sanctuary city
- sister city
- twin
- unincorporated
- urban
- urban jungle
- urbanization
- village
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