megalopolis

/mɛ.ɡəˈlɒ.pə.lɪs/

noun 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

eastern, new

MEGALOPOLIS + NOUN

area

PREP.

from

noun

A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.

The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA.

name

Dated form of Megalopoli.

The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA.

Wiktionary

A megalopolis is a network of multiple closely linked metropolitan areas.

Tatoeba · #1021205

A megalopolis is an area with a concatenation of numerous big cities with close relationships.

Tatoeba · #11194677

i Register

In some senses, megalopolis is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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