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megacity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very large city; a megalopolis, typically one with population over 10 million.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English city English megacity From mega- + city.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مدينة كبيرة — very large city
  • Catalan: megaciutat — very large city
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巨型都市 (jùxíng dūshì) — very large city
  • Czech: megaměsto — very large city
  • Finnish: megapoli — very large city
  • Finnish: megakaupunki — very large city
  • French: mégacité — very large city
  • German: Megacity — very large city
  • German: Megastadt — very large city
  • Greek: μεγάπολη (megápoli) — very large city
  • Hindi: महानगर (mahāngar) — very large city
  • Japanese: メガシティ (megashiti) — very large city
  • Japanese: 巨大都市 (kyodaitoshi) — very large city
  • Kazakh: мегақала (megaqala) — very large city
  • Korean: 메가시티 (megasiti) — very large city
  • Persian: بزرگشهر — very large city
  • Polish: megamiasto — very large city
  • Portuguese: megacidade — very large city
  • Russian: мегагород (megagorod) — very large city
  • Spanish: megaciudad — very large city
  • Thai: เมกะซิตี — very large city
  • Turkish: megakent — very large city
  • Vietnamese: siêu đô thị — very large city