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单词 megalopolis
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megalopolis

(mɛgəlɒpəlɪs)
Word forms: megalopolises, megalopoli
countable noun [usu sing]
A megalopolis is a very large city, or an urban area that consists of several towns and cities.
...the densely populated megalopolis that stretches down the East Coast from Bostonto Washington.

megalopolis in British English

(ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs)
noun
an urban complex, usually comprising several large towns
Derived forms
megalopolitan (ˌmɛɡələˈpɒlɪtən)
adjective, noun
Word origin
C20: megalo- + Greek polis city

megalopolis in American English

(ˌmɛgəˈlɑpəlɪs)
noun
an extensive, heavily populated, continuously urban area, including any number of cities
Derived forms
megalopolitan (ˌmegaloˈpolitan) (ˌmɛgəloʊˈpɑlɪtən)
adjective, noun
Word origin
Gr, lit., great city

Examples of 'megalopolis' in a sentence
megalopolis

I got the lorryman to drop me on the outskirts of the megalopolis and walked in.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2001)
They'd been heading north out of the ruins of a megalopolis, and because of the terrain, they would continue to do so for some miles.
S.M. Stirling T2: INFILTRATOR (2001)
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