metropolitanization
/mɛtrəˌpɒlɪtənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/(also metropolitanisation)
noun
The process of giving a metropolitan character to a person or area.
Origin
1930s. From metropolitanize + -ation.
- pistol shot
- pistol shrimp
- pistol-whip
- pistol-wise
- pistomesite
- piston
- piston bellows
- piston core
- piston corer
- piston core sampler
- piston drill
- piston engine
- piston-engined
- piston head
- piston-like
- piston packing
- pistonphone
- piston pin
- piston pump
- piston ring
- piston rod
- piston sampler
- piston slap
- piston sleeve
- piston valve