supercity

noun

su·per·city ˈsü-pər-ˌsi-tē

: megalopolis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The hyperloop solution could allow for the entire stretch to be done in less than 1 hour, and essentially create one large supercity. —

Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 Once everyone’s destiny is predetermined, that dynamism dies, and New York is just another stratified supercity. —

New York Times, 8 June 2021 The crown experiment of this state planner’s dream will be a new supercity—the Xiongan New District—personally decreed by Mr. Xi on Beijing’s southern outskirts. —

Andrew Browne, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017

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