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Megalopolis

//mɛ.ɡəˈlɒ.pə.lɪs// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Megalopoli. alt-of, dated
Noun
  1. 1
    A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.

    "The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA."

  2. 2
    a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) wordnet

Etymology

From megalo- (“great”) + -polis (“city”).

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