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{{TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=3|Te=Banlieues}}
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{{TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=3|Te=Пригородов}}
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{{TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=مجموعة مدن}}
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{{TofT|Lang=et|Ed=II|N=4|Te=Hiidlinnaks}}
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<br/>[[30#307|307]]-5 {{TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Megalopolis}}
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{{TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=Metropolitan belt}}
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{{TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Megalopolis}}
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{{TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Megalópolís}}
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{{TofT|Lang=et|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Megapoliseks}}
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{{TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=大都市圏地帯}}
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{{TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Мегалополисов}}
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{{TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=5|Te=特大城市}}
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{{TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=大都市带}}
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<br/>[[30#307|307]]-6 {{TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=6|Te=Áreas metropolitanas}}
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{{TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=6|SubN=2|Te=Regiones metropolitanas}}
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|307_1_1_en_II Agglomeration.ogg|'''agglomeration'''
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|307_2_1_en_II Central city.ogg|'''central city'''
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|307_3_1_en_II Suburb.ogg|'''suburb'''
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|307_4_1_en_II Conurbation.ogg|'''conurbation'''
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|307_4_2_en_II Metropolitan area.ogg|'''metropolitan area'''
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|307_5_1_en_II Megalopolis.ogg|'''megalopolis'''
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|307_5_2_en_II Metropolitan belt.ogg|'''metropolitan belt'''
 
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[[en-II:Megalopolis]] [[ar-II:مدينة الضخمة]] [[de-II:Megalopolis]] [[es-II:Megalópolís]] [[et-II:Megapoliseks]] [[fr-II:Mégalopole]] [[ja-II:巨大都市]] [[ru-II:Мегалополисов]] [[zh-II:特大城市]]  
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[[en-II:megalopolis]] [[ar-II:مدينة الضخمة]] [[cs-II:metropolitní pás]] [[de-II:Megalopolis]] [[es-II:megalópolís]] [[fr-II:mégalopole]] [[it-II:megalopoli]] [[ja-II:巨大都市]] [[pt-II:megalópole]] [[ru-II:Мегаполис]] [[zh-II:特级城市]]  
 
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Revision as of 09:49, 9 January 2010

Megalopolis  (MEGALOPOLIS)


Continuously built-up areas may arise through the coalescence of neighboring localities which, while retaining their administrative independence, may constitute one agglomeration 1, containing a central city 2 and suburbs 3 with specialized functions. The terms conurbation 4 or metropolitan area 4 are generally employed to designate a number of different agglomerations which, though geographically contiguous, have retained their own individuality. In many cases, however, the term conurbation is used as a synonym for agglomeration. The fusion of conurbations and large cities leads to the megalopolis 5 or metropolitan belt 5 which may extend over a large area. Metropolitan regions 6★ may refer to agglomerations which include the commuter belt.

  • 2. Another term used as synonym is urban nucleus.
  • 3. Other terms used as frequent synonyms are satellite communities and suburban zone.
    Suburb, n. - suburban, adj. - suburbanization, n.: the process of rapid population growth in the suburban zones adjacent to a large city. Densely populated areas contiguous to large cities are occasionally referred to as the urban fringe, and the zone marking the transition between urban and rural settlement, as the rural-urban fringe or exurbia.
  • 4. Urban populations are often regrouped in statistical areas such as the standard metropolitan statistical area (United States), the densely inhabited district (Japan) or the conurbation (England).

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