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Webster 1913 Edition
Megalopolis
Megˊa-lop′o-lis
,Megˊa′po-lis
(mĕgˊȧ-lŏp′ō̍-lĭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μεγαλόπολις
; μέγας
, μεγάλη
, great + πόλισ
city.] 1.
A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.
Webster 1828 Edition
Megalopolis
MEGALOP'OLIS
,Noun.
A chief city; a metropolis. [Not in use.]
Definition 2024
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
See also: megalopolis and megalópolis
Latin
Alternative forms
- Megalē polis
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Μεγᾰλόπολῐς (Megalópolis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.ɡaˈlo.po.lis/, [mɛ.ɡaˈɫɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
Proper noun
Megalopolis f (genitive Megalopolis); third declension
Declension
Third declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Megalopolis |
| genitive | Megalopolis |
| dative | Megalopolī |
| accusative | Megalopolim Megalopolin |
| ablative | Megalopolī |
| vocative | Megalopolis Megalopolī |
| locative | Megalopolī |
Related terms
- Megalopolītae
- Megalopolītānī
- Megalopolītānus
References
- Mĕgălŏpŏlis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Mĕgălŏpŏlis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 960/3.
- “Megalopolis” on page 1,092/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
megalopolis
megalopolis
See also: Megalopolis and megalópolis
English
Noun
megalopolis (plural megalopolises or megalopoleis or megalopoli)
- A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.
- The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA.
Related terms
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Translations
large conurbation
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