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A.Word.A.Day--megalopolis

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megalopolis (meg-uh-LOP-uh-lis) also megapolis (mi-GAP-uh-lis, me-)

noun: A region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas in sufficient proximity to be considered a single urban complex.

[Megalo- + Greek polis, city.]

"The biggest reason for LA's continuing lack of civic pride is the sheer sprawl of the place. Angelenos tend to be intensely loyal to their own neighbourhoods but indifferent to the surrounding megalopolis."
Los Angeles: The Sum of Its Parts?; The Economist (London, UK); 12 Jul 1997.

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