MEANING
An exceptionally extensive, heavily populated urban region containing one or several major cities.
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Enormous urban scale; connected metropolitan economies; long-distance city lifeZoom out from streets to an urban region larger than any character can grasp.
Words that belong together
- coastal megalopolis
- emerging megalopolis
- densely populated megalopolis
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Across the megalopolis, commuters measured journeys in hours rather than blocks.
The novelist gave her megalopolis dozens of centers and no obvious heart.
Rail links bound the separate cities into a growing megalopolis.
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Word forms
- Base
- megalopolis
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Broader regional scale than an ordinary city; may refer to a very large city as well. A network of linked metropolitan areas need not be one uninterrupted built-up strip. Plural: megalopolises. No other inflection applies to this noun.
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