Definition of megacity
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such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
Recent Examples of megacity from the Web
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Sparkling beneath a hundred flashbulbs, Ford’s newest saloon was presented to the world in the central Chinese megacity of Chongqing on Tuesday, in a symphony of polished paintwork and umbrella-twirling dancers.
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What became known as the Paris of the East laid the groundwork for what Shanghai is today: an unparalleled economic powerhouse and megacity of 24 million people.
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Second, the megacity is the heart of Pakistan’s retail market, whose latest annual growth of 8.2% is about the fastest in the world, according to Euromonitor, a market-analysis firm.
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Brazil’s Sao Paulo, a megacity of 20 million, faced its own Day Zero in 2015.
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South Korea, as the Winter Olympics demonstrated once again, has become an economic and cultural powerhouse, and Seoul is a megacity with 25 million inhabitants.
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Located in the megacity of Lagos where crime is rising to its peak, Kirikiri is home to Nigeria's toughest criminals.
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In recent weeks, air pollution measurements around the sprawling megacity have been off the charts, hitting levels around 30 times those considered safe by the World Health Organization.
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This megacity of 18 million sits on a peninsula surrounded by the sea.
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First Known Use of megacity
1967
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