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megapolis

/məˈɡæp.ə.lɪs/

megapolis noun: a very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.

Noun

megapolis (plural megapolises or megapoleis)

  1. A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.

Forms of megapolis

pluralmegapolises
pluralmegapoleis

Origin of megapolis

From mega- (“great”) + -polis (“city”), from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Words formed from megapolis

Questions about megapolis

What does megapolis mean?
Megapolis means a very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.
What part of speech is megapolis?
Megapolis is a noun.
How do you pronounce megapolis?
Megapolis is pronounced /məˈɡæp.ə.lɪs/.
What is the plural of megapolis?
The plural of megapolis is megapolises.

Words near megapolis in the dictionary

  1. megapodids
  2. megapodiid
  3. megapodiids
  4. megapods
  5. megapoleis
  6. megapolis
  7. megapolises
  8. megapolitan
  9. megapolitans
  10. megapolitical
  11. megapolitics

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