Megalopolitann.1adj.1
/ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, /ˌmɛɡl̩əˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɑlədən/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɑlətn/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈpɑlədən/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈpɑlətn/ Ancient Greek History.
A. n.1
A native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek city of Megalopolis in Arcadia in the Peloponnese.
ΚΠ
1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 858 Howbeit the place at that time was in question betwixt the Megalopolitans, and the Lacedaemonians.
1633 E. Grimeston tr. (title) The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan.
1684 T. Short tr. Plutarch Lives II. 603 The Megalopolitans sav'd themselves at Messene.
1715 A. Pope in tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. Observ. 174 Cerdias (whom Cuperus de Apoth. Homer. takes to be Cercydas a Law-giver of the Megalopolitans).
1853 C. D. Yonge tr. Diogenes Lives of Philosophers 246 Others, of whom Cercidas, a Megalopolitan or Cretan, is one, say that he died of holding his breath for several days.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 74/2 The Megalopolitans had appealed to Athens, an appeal which gave occasion to the oration of Demosthenes, Περὶ Μεγαλοπολιτῶν.
1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 553/1 The last great Megalopolitan was Polybius the historian.
B. adj.1
Of or relating to the ancient city of Megalopolis.
ΚΠ
1686 J. Bateman tr. Aratus in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives V. 401 The Lacedaemonians again invading the Megalopolitan territories.
1996 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 3) 312/2 He [sc. Cercidas] commanded 1,000 Megalopolitan infantrymen at the battle of Sellasia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
megalopolitanadj.2n.2
/ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, /ˌmɛɡl̩əˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈpɑlədən/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈpɑlətn/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɑlədən/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈpɑlətn/ A. adj.2
Of or relating to a megalopolis or the way of life characteristic of large cities.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [adjective] > large city
megalopolitan1904
1904 P. Geddes in Ideals Sci. & Faith 201 Megalopolitan wealth and imperial greatness.
1926 Brit. Weekly 29 July 355/3 Follows the winter season, with its dawning of ‘megalopolitan civilization’, its extinction of spiritual creative force.
1946 Theology 49 94 The report deplores the sprawl of houses but not that of megalopolitan culture.
1974 Listener 10 Jan. 53/2 Megalopolitan life brings with it anonymity and bewilderment.
1988 N.Y. Times 20 Nov. h5/1 I arrive at the megalopolitan Atlanta airport.
B. n.2
An inhabitant of a megalopolis.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of specific types of town or city
metropolitan1795
outporter1904
small-towner1910
megalopolitan1930
old-towner1973
1930 E. Waugh Labels i. 15 After the exaggerated cleanliness and sparkle of the preceding country, this exaggerated sombreness and squalor, called up..all the hatred and weariness which the modern megalopolitan sometimes feels towards his own civilisation.
1994 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 7 June b3 How long did it take us megalopolitans to get the hang of such heartland staples as video rentals and cable TV?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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