megalopolis

英 [,megə'lɒp(ə)lɪs] 美 [,mɛgə'lɑpəlɪs]
  • n. 特大都市;人口稠密地带
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1、megalo- + polis- "city".
megalopolis 大都会

megalo-,巨大的,-polis,城市,词源同policy,police.在古代特指雅典或罗马等大都会。

megalopolis (n.)
1832, from comb. form of Greek megas (genitive megalou) "great" (see mickle) + polis "city" (see polis). The word was used in classical times as an epithet of great cities (Athens, Syracuse, Alexandria), and it also was the name of a former city in Arcadia.