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Meaning of MEGALOPOLIS

Pronunciation:  `megu'lâpulis

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 Definition: [n]  a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
 
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 See Also: urban area

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. megalo`polis;
me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
A chief city; a metropolis. [R.]
 
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