Megalopolis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Megalopolis \Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, Megapolis
  \Meg`a"po*lis\(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
     1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities
        merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  megalopolis
       n : a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities
           and towns)