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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By connecting 13 cities around the capital, this 620-mile expressway is part of the government’s plan to make Beijing the center of a new megacity of 130 million people – more than one-third the population of the entire US.
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Officers in the Middle Eastern megacity unveiled the emoji-like symbol on the glass dome at the top of al-Muraqqabat Police Station on Wednesday.
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The battle goes to the heart of competing visions for the megacity.
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The other is the government’s push to link Tianjin with neighboring Beijing and surrounding Hebei province to create a megacity of 100 million.
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The other is the government’s push to link Tianjin with neighboring Beijing and surrounding Hebei province to create a megacity of 100 million.
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The other is the government’s push to link Tianjin with neighboring Beijing and surrounding Hebei province to create a megacity of 100 million.
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The other is the government’s push to link Tianjin with neighboring Beijing and surrounding Hebei province to create a megacity of 100 million.
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Three years ago, Lagos, a megacity of more than 20 million, was buzzing with new startups and jobless rates were the lowest in years.
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First Known Use of megacity
1967
megacity Synonyms
Synonyms
asphalt jungle, burg, cosmopolis, city, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, townRelated Words
borough; conurbation; urban sprawl; exurb, suburb, suburbia; central city, edge city, garden city; core city, downtown, inner city, midtownLearn More about megacity
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