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megacity

[ meg-uh-sit-ee ]

noun

plural megacities.
  1. a city having a population of one million or more.


megacity

/ ˈɛɡəˌɪɪ /

noun

  1. a city with over 10 million inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of megacity1

First recorded in 1965–70; mega- + city
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We are the only megacity in the world that has mountain lions roaming the streets; only Mumbai and its leopards even compare.

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A building has collapsed in Nigeria’s megacity, Lagos, once every two weeks on average so far this year.

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Others in this megacity have been dipping into Manila Bay, flouting rules that prohibit swimming in its polluted waters.

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President Erdogan, 70, led his party's election campaign, vowing a new era in Turkey's megacity of almost 16 million people.

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Now Mr Erdogan, who was born in this megacity of 16 million people, wants it back and the vote is on a knife-edge.

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