MEGALOPOLIS


Meaning of MEGALOPOLIS in English

/ ˌmegəˈlɒpəlɪs; NAmE -ˈlɑːp-/ noun

( formal ) a very large city or group of cities where a great number of people live

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from megalo- great + Greek polis city.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.