urbanizeverb [ T ]
UK usually urbanise uk/ˈɜː.bən.aɪz/us/ˈɝː.bən.aɪz/to build houses, offices, etc. in an area of countryside so that it becomes a town
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- citywide
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- metropolitan
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
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Civil engineering in general
urbanized
adjective UK usually urbanised uk/ˈɜː.bən.aɪzd/us/ˈɝː.bən.aɪzd/
The UK is a highly urbanized country.