Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A megalopolis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metropolis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A metropolis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A very large
city or urban complex; ametropolis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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To a great extent I have to agree, the "megapolis" that exists between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, with their long soccer histories, will generate intense rivalry and will be good for the game and the league.
Archive 2009-05-01 Matt Johnston 2009
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If we kill some american white guys in some american megapolis (The Darkness, for example) it's ok.
Savage Kingdom SVGL 2009
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In the last 3 days, there were more than 20 incidents of rabid dog biting in moscow (the place is not exactly the middle of nowhere - it a large megapolis).
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Cities in the Arab world were on average much larger than those in Europe, and the size of the “primate” city — the megapolis such as Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo or Istanbul — was much bigger; a fact that is indicative of a predatory state and low trade openness.
The rise and fall of European and Arab cities « Isegoria 2008
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I come originally from an Indian village who lived in Indian metro cities as well as western megapolis- and thought records of Indian secularism should be straightened.
The Attack in Lahore and the Response Online - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Patrolling the mean streets of Mega City One, a polluted megapolis of seven hundred million, Judge Dredd stands as one of the most iconic and long-lasting characters to emerge from the British comics scene.
Dark Horse Comics for December 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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This strange absurdist-cartoon interpretation of the ultimate urban megapolis, Tokyo! takes on the town and the idea of a modern, functioning city through the eyes of three foreigners: two Frenchmen, Michel Gondry (Interior Design) and Leos Carax (Merde), and the South Korean born-and-bred Bong Joon-Ho (Shaking Tokyo).
Brad Balfour: Q & A: French Directors Michel Gondry and Leos Carax Take On Tokyo! 2009
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Not only daily funneling more wan vegan slouchers into our fine megapolis, but lauding a hack & perpetuating a myth, while disregarding the contributions our Dear Leader has made to the literary wellbeing of the community and ignoring his selfless public service providing accomodation for polymath Playboy Bunnies.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Friday Writing Blog: Preparation, planning and where ideas come from. 2009
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Perhaps our country is one huge megapolis of Lake Wobegons -- people seeking community and connection through collective mourning.
Georgianne Nienaber: North Country Blues: Michael Jackson, Media, Community, and a Small Town Murder 2009
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Let's not forget that Maharashtra is home to the the sprawling, throbbing megapolis of Bombay.
Archive 2007-05-01 Nupur 2007
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