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Megalopolises

Scope note

Great urbanized areas or clusters of urbanized areas produced by the expansion and merging of several neighboring metropolises or conurbations.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008402

Broader Terms used

agglomerations

Term used for

megapolises

Created

13yrs ago

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