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Los Angelization

Los Angelization noun: dispersed urban development; urban sprawl.

Noun

Los Angelization (uncountable)

  1. (urban studies) Dispersed urban development; urban sprawl.

Forms of Los Angelization

alternative formLos Angelisation
alternative formlosangelisation
alternative formlosangelization

Origin of Los Angelization

Blend of Los Angeles + -ization, after the city in California that enjoyed significant growth after World War II.

Questions about Los Angelization

What does Los Angelization mean?
Los Angelization means dispersed urban development; urban sprawl.
What part of speech is Los Angelization?
Los Angelization is a noun.

Words near Los Angelization in the dictionary

  1. Los Angelisation
  2. Los Angelise
  3. Los Angelised
  4. Los Angelises
  5. Los Angelising
  6. Los Angelization
  7. Los Angelize
  8. Los Angelized
  9. Los Angelizes
  10. Los Angelizing
  11. Los Banos

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