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littoralization

littoralization noun: the tendency for economic development, urbanization etc to cluster along a coastline.

Noun

littoralization (uncountable)

  1. The tendency for economic development, urbanization etc to cluster along a coastline

Origin of littoralization

From littoral + -ization.

Questions about littoralization

What does littoralization mean?
Littoralization means the tendency for economic development, urbanization etc to cluster along a coastline.
What part of speech is littoralization?
Littoralization is a noun.

Words near littoralization in the dictionary

  1. Litton
  2. littoral
  3. littoral cave
  4. littoral zone
  5. littoral zones
  6. littoralization
  7. littorals
  8. littorarian
  9. littorarians
  10. littorine
  11. littorinid

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