megalopolis

megalopolis Definition

mega·lopo·lis (meg′ə läp′ə lis)

noun

an extensive, heavily populated, continuously urban area, including any number of cities

Etymology: Gr, lit., great city

megalopolis Related Forms

meg′a·lo·pol′i·tan (-lō päl′i tən) adjective, noun

megalopolis Synonyms

municipality, group of cities, metropolis; see city 1.

megalopolis Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

eastern: Nearly one-third of the population of the United States lives within this eastern megalopolis.
vast: Countries have been removed, with the whole population of the world re-located to one vast megalopolis called Librium.
future: Death is an intense first-person shooter set in the future megalopolis of Mega-City One.

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