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megacity

/mˈɛɡəsᵻɾi/ noun

A very large city; a megalopolis.

Word Origin Megacity marries Greek 'megas' (great, large) with Latin 'civis' (citizen) — literally a 'great city.' The prefix mega- shows up everywhere: megaphone (great sound), megabyte, megalomania. And 'city' from Latin 'civitas' connects to civic, civil, civilization. So a megacity is a city on a massive scale, a great gathering of citizens.

noun A very large city; a megalopolis. countable

Tokyo is considered the world's largest megacity with over 37 million residents.

(名词) 特大城市；巨型城市

东京被认为是世界上最大的巨型城市，拥有超过3700万居民。

(sustantivo) megaciudad; megalópolis [Una ciudad muy grande; una megalópolis.]

Tokio está considerada la megaciudad más grande del mundo, con más de 37 millones de habitantes.

(nom) mégalopole; mégapole [Ville de très grande taille, dépassant généralement les dix millions d'habitants.]

Tokyo est considérée comme la plus grande megacity du monde avec plus de 37 millions d'habitants.

(Substantiv) Megastadt; Riesenstadt [Eine extrem große Stadt mit einer Bevölkerung von mehreren Millionen Einwohnern, oft mit globaler wirtschaftlicher oder kultureller Bedeutung.]

Tokio gilt als größte **megacity** der Welt mit über 37 Millionen Einwohnern.

(名詞) 極めて大きな都市。メガロポリス。

東京は3,700万人以上の住民を抱える世界最大の巨大都市とされている。

(substantivo) megacidade; megalópole [Uma cidade muito grande; uma megalópole.]

Tóquio é considerada a maior megacidade do mundo, com mais de 37 milhões de habitantes.

Synonyms: megalopolis metropolis conurbation urban agglomeration cosmopolis Antonyms: village hamlet town small town
Word parts: mega + city

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