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Definition of concrete jungle in English: concrete junglenoun A city or urban area which has a high density of large, unattractive, modern buildings and is perceived as an unpleasant living environment. a three-room flat in the concrete jungle of suburban Moscow Example sentencesExamples - The green canopy of Kochi is getting eroded as the city is fast turning into a concrete jungle.
- Urbanisation led to more taller and bigger buildings and broader roads, making towns virtual concrete jungles.
- The park enables city dwellers to remove themselves from the concrete jungle of the city and immerse themselves in a serene natural environment, particularly in the forested regions.
- For them, the city is a concrete jungle, and humans can be very dangerous for them.
- For instance, the visitors would never have expected to witness Indian cities take the shape of concrete jungles, erasing all the traces of its culture.
- ‘But as we can see now, the whole area has turned into a concrete jungle where residential areas are confronted with shopping malls,’ he told the Post.
- The dependence started in the 1960s when the tiny fishing villages along the coast were transformed into concrete jungles.
- Drawn into the chaos of a development paradox, the capital city is slowly surrendering its characteristic old-world charm to the concrete jungle.
- It's city life without being in a concrete jungle.
- Bulldozers are waiting to transform the quiet suburb into a concrete jungle in a bid to meet the growing housing needs of the area.
- Admittedly, I worry that once I'm back in New York City, the concrete jungle I call home, my newly revived spirits will wither.
- So now the city's got yet another excuse to abandon the concrete jungle and run for the villages.
- Others fear they could miss out on tourism and see beautiful scenic towns buried under concrete jungles.
- It goes without saying that development is often at the cost of the environment, replacing green spaces in big cities with concrete jungles.
- Many see it as an urban wonder - a green oasis against the concrete jungle.
- He is more like a spiderman in the modern concrete jungle of the city.
- He said the higher density was creating ‘a concrete jungle here’.
- But there are limits to the number of new or wider roads that can be constructed, and the approaches to towns and cities are already becoming a concrete jungle.
- Living in a concrete jungle like Singapore, it seems like Nature is some distant concept in space and, well, budget.
- Now, here I am, fighting dragons, just like Gavin, but living in the city, a concrete jungle and I've lost that feeling of serenity.
Synonyms big city, conurbation, megalopolis, urban sprawl
Definition of concrete jungle in US English: concrete junglenounˌkɑnˈkrit ˈdʒəŋɡəlˌkänˈkrēt ˈjəNGɡəl A modern city or urban area, especially when perceived as an unpleasant or challenging place to live. Example sentencesExamples - For them, the city is a concrete jungle, and humans can be very dangerous for them.
- The park enables city dwellers to remove themselves from the concrete jungle of the city and immerse themselves in a serene natural environment, particularly in the forested regions.
- It goes without saying that development is often at the cost of the environment, replacing green spaces in big cities with concrete jungles.
- ‘But as we can see now, the whole area has turned into a concrete jungle where residential areas are confronted with shopping malls,’ he told the Post.
- Living in a concrete jungle like Singapore, it seems like Nature is some distant concept in space and, well, budget.
- Now, here I am, fighting dragons, just like Gavin, but living in the city, a concrete jungle and I've lost that feeling of serenity.
- But there are limits to the number of new or wider roads that can be constructed, and the approaches to towns and cities are already becoming a concrete jungle.
- Urbanisation led to more taller and bigger buildings and broader roads, making towns virtual concrete jungles.
- Bulldozers are waiting to transform the quiet suburb into a concrete jungle in a bid to meet the growing housing needs of the area.
- Many see it as an urban wonder - a green oasis against the concrete jungle.
- He is more like a spiderman in the modern concrete jungle of the city.
- Admittedly, I worry that once I'm back in New York City, the concrete jungle I call home, my newly revived spirits will wither.
- Others fear they could miss out on tourism and see beautiful scenic towns buried under concrete jungles.
- The green canopy of Kochi is getting eroded as the city is fast turning into a concrete jungle.
- For instance, the visitors would never have expected to witness Indian cities take the shape of concrete jungles, erasing all the traces of its culture.
- So now the city's got yet another excuse to abandon the concrete jungle and run for the villages.
- It's city life without being in a concrete jungle.
- He said the higher density was creating ‘a concrete jungle here’.
- The dependence started in the 1960s when the tiny fishing villages along the coast were transformed into concrete jungles.
- Drawn into the chaos of a development paradox, the capital city is slowly surrendering its characteristic old-world charm to the concrete jungle.
Synonyms big city, conurbation, megalopolis, urban sprawl
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