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noun
An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: urban studies
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: suburban sprawl, urban encroachment
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: conurbation, sprawl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urban area, populated area
Narrower terms: subtopia, Luda, Luta
History
First used in 1937.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
