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adj
Of or pertaining to a megapolis (“a very large city or urban complex”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: megalopolitan
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of, pertaining to, or from the ancient city of Megalopolis (now Megalopoli) in Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: Megalopolitan
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of megapolis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: megapolis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inhabitant of a megapolis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: megalopolitan
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inhabitant of the ancient city of Megalopolis (now Megalopoli) in Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: Megalopolitan
Antonyms: none provided
History
From megapolis + -itan; compare megalopolitan.
A variant of Megalopolitan; analysable as Megapolis + -itan. Megapolis is derived from Late Latin megapolis, from Ancient Greek μεγα- (mega-, “prefix meaning ‘large’”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
