Megapolitan

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English

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Megapolitan (not comparable)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Of, pertaining to, or from the ancient city of Megalopolis (now Megalopoli) in Greece.
    Synonym: Megalopolitan

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Noun

Megapolitan (plural Megapolitans)

  1. (Ancient Greece) An inhabitant of the ancient city of Megalopolis (now Megalopoli) in Greece.
    Synonym: Megalopolitan

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References

  1. ^ megapolis, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2001; megapolis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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