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megalopolis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of megalopolis

a thickly settled, highly populated area

  • what was once a series of discrete towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis
Synonyms of megalopolis

asphalt jungle, burg, city, cosmopolis, megacity, metropolis, municipality, town
Words Related to megalopolis

borough

conurbation

urban sprawl

exurb, suburb, suburbia

central city, edge city, garden city

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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