metropolitanizationn.
/mɛtrəˌpɒlᵻtənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɛtrəˌpɑlətn̩aɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɛtrəˌpɑlədənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The process of giving a metropolitan character to a person or area.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city > giving character of
metropolitanization1939
1939 L. Hogben Dangerous Thoughts v. 95 The distributive aspect of population best described as metropolitanization.
1989 K. M. Albert et al. Dynamic West 20/2 The primary reason growing metropolitanization is a key trend is that it connotes such a dramatic change in regional character.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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