meg·a·lop·o·lis

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• meg|a|lop|o|lis — «MEHG uh LOP uh lihs», noun. 1. a city of enormous size, especially when thought of as the center of power, wealth, or culture in a country or the world: »This grim vignette symbolizes the crushing weight of the modern industrial megalopolis… …   Useful english dictionary

• lop — agal·lop; al·le·lop·a·thy; al·lop·a·thy; am·pe·lop·sis; am·y·lop·sin; an·cy·lop·o·da; anom·a·lop·ter·yx; ar·te·ri·o·lop·a·thy; cal·lop; cau·lop·ter·is; ceph·a·lop·o·da; ceph·a·lop·ter·us; chi·lop·la·cus; chi·lop·o·da; cor·y·lop·sis;… …   English syllables

• lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… …   English syllables

• megalopolis — meg·a·lop·o·lis …   English syllables

• megalopolis — meg|a|lop|o|lis [ ,megə lapəlıs ] noun count a large city, or an area that contains a lot of large cities …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• megalopolis — /meg euh lop euh lis/, n. 1. a very large city. 2. an urban region, esp. one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other. Also, megapolis. [1825 35; MEGALO + POLIS] * * * Ancient city, central Peloponnese, Greece.… …   Universalium

• megalopolis — meg•a•lop•o•lis [[t]ˌmɛg əˈlɒp ə lɪs[/t]] n. 1) a very large city 2) an urban region, esp. of large adjoining cities and suburbs • Etymology: 1825–35 …   From formal English to slang

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• Megalopolis — Meg a*lop o*lis (m[e^]g [.a]*l[o^]p [ o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. megalo polis; me gas, mega lh, great + po lis city.] A chief city; a metropolis. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English