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Pronunciation / Transliteration: megalopoli
"Città del Messico è una megalopoli in espansione."
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A very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.
"Tokyo is considered one of the largest megacities in the world."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, combining the prefix 'mega-' (denoting something very large, from Greek megas 'great') with 'city'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Megacity" is said worldwide
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mégapole
Transliteration: megapole
"Paris est le cœur d'une grande mégapole."
Megastadt
Transliteration: Megastadt
"Viele Menschen ziehen in eine Megastadt auf der Suche nach Arbeit."
megalopoli
Transliteration: megalopoli
"Città del Messico è una megalopoli in espansione."
megaciudad
Transliteration: megaciudad
"São Paulo es una gran megaciudad en Sudamérica."
megacidade
Transliteration: megacidade
"A gestão de uma megacidade apresenta muitos desafios."
मेगासिटी
Transliteration: megasiti
"दिल्ली भारत की एक प्रमुख मेगासिटी है।"
特大城市
Transliteration: tèdà chéngshì
"上海是一座充满活力的特大城市。"
메가시티
Transliteration: megasiti
"서울은 세계적인 메가시티 중 하나입니다."
巨大都市
Transliteration: kyodai toshi
"東京は世界最大級の巨大都市である。"
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