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urban sprawl

urban sprawl noun: an unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.

Noun

urban sprawl (countable and uncountable, plural urban sprawls)

  1. (urban studies) An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
    Synonyms:
    suburban sprawl, urban encroachment

urban sprawl meaning in Tamil

urban sprawl in Tamil

கூட்டு நகரம்

Synonyms of urban sprawl

Forms of urban sprawl

pluralurban sprawls

Origin of urban sprawl

First used in 1937.

Questions about urban sprawl

What does urban sprawl mean?
Urban sprawl means an unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
What is urban sprawl in Tamil?
Urban sprawl in Tamil is கூட்டு நகரம். See Urban sprawl meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is urban sprawl?
Urban sprawl is a noun.
What is the plural of urban sprawl?
The plural of urban sprawl is urban sprawls.

Words near urban sprawl in the dictionary

  1. urban reserves
  2. urban rot
  3. urban sanitary district
  4. urban sanitary districts
  5. urban scattering
  6. urban sprawl
  7. urban sprawls
  8. urban studies
  9. urban survival syndrome
  10. Urban syndrome
  11. urban void

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