megacity

[ meg-uh-sit-ee ]

/ ˈmɛg əˌsɪt i /

noun, plural meg·a·cit·ies.

a city having a population of one million or more.

Origin of megacity

First recorded in 1965–70; mega- + city

Words nearby megacity

megabuck, megabyte, megacephalic, megacephaly, megachurch, megacity, megacolon, megacorporation, megacycle, megacystic syndrome, megacystis

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Example sentences from the Web for megacity

Nearly two-thirds of the sewage in the megacity of Dhaka, with 15 million people, is untreated.
Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum|Joel Kotkin|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A growing array of critics understand the need to break with the megacity mantra.
Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum|Joel Kotkin|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The megacity of the poor,” is how the urban geographer Nazrul Islam describes his hometown.
Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum|Joel Kotkin|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The damage done to people by megacity urbanism is most pronounced in poorer countries.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for megacity

megacity

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -cities

a city with over 10 million inhabitants

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单词	megacity
释义	megacity [ meg-uh-sit-ee ] / ˈmɛg əˌsɪt i / noun, plural meg·a·cit·ies. a city having a population of one million or more. Origin of megacity First recorded in 1965–70; mega- + city Words nearby megacity megabuck, megabyte, megacephalic, megacephaly, megachurch, megacity, megacolon, megacorporation, megacycle, megacystic syndrome, megacystis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for megacity Nearly two-thirds of the sewage in the megacity of Dhaka, with 15 million people, is untreated. Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum\|Joel Kotkin\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A growing array of critics understand the need to break with the megacity mantra. Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum\|Joel Kotkin\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “The megacity of the poor,” is how the urban geographer Nazrul Islam describes his hometown. Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum\|Joel Kotkin\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The damage done to people by megacity urbanism is most pronounced in poorer countries. City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree\|Joel Kotkin\|September 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for megacity megacity / (ˈmɛɡəˌsɪtɪ) / noun plural -cities a city with over 10 million inhabitants Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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