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megalopolises

/mɛ.ɡæˈlɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/

megalopolises is the plural of megalopolis.

Meaning of megalopolis

Noun

megalopolis (plural megalopolises or megalopoleis or megalopoli)

  1. A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.
    • The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA.
    Synonyms:
    megacity

Questions about megalopolises

What is megalopolises the plural of?
Megalopolises is the plural of megalopolis.
How do you pronounce megalopolises?
Megalopolises is pronounced /mɛ.ɡæˈlɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/.

Words near megalopolises in the dictionary

  1. megalopid
  2. megalopids
  3. megalopoleis
  4. megalopoli
  5. megalopolis
  6. megalopolises
  7. megalopolistic
  8. megalopolitan
  9. megalopolitanism
  10. megalopolitans
  11. megalopolization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: megalopolises (page history and authors); megalopolis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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