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peri-urbanization

American

[per-ee-ur-buhn-uh-zay-shuhn, -ahy-zay-shuhn] / ˌpɛr iˌɜr bən əˈzeɪ ʃən, -aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

the scattered or patchy urbanization of the area surrounding a city and its suburbs, resulting in a mixture of urban and rural settlement.

Other Word Forms

peri-urbanized

adjective

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