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megalopolis

[meg-uh-lop-uh-lis] / ˌmɛg əˈlɒp ə lɪs /


NOUN
metropolis
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Across Cairo, a megalopolis home to over 26 million people, major streets have been lined with Chinese and Egyptian flags, as well as billboards showing Sisi and Xi.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Just as the East Coast developed into a string of megacities linked by Amtrak, California is evolving into its own megalopolis.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Twitter that the alarm had been activated, but there were no reports of an actual earthquake and the ground in the megalopolis never actually started shaking.

From Reuters May 8, 2023

The area around their home in south San Francisco transformed from a cultural hub in the throes of hippie culture into a tech-obsessed megalopolis of more than 7.5 million people.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2023

The megalopolis of our day embodies a universe of choices on a different scale.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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