megacity

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Etymology

From mega- +‎ city.

Noun

megacity (plural megacities)

  1. A very large city; a megalopolis.
    • 2011 July 30, “Cholera and the super-loo”, in The Economist:
      Why, for instance, do water users in a megacity like Lagos not pay an extra charge to get cesspits pumped out?

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