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supercity

American  
[soo-per-sit-ee] / ˈsu pərˌsɪt i /

noun

supercities plural
  1. a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.

  2. a very large city.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of supercity

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; super- + city

Example Sentences

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There to meet him was a gaggle of journalists from around the world who had assembled for the hitmaker's latest launch: a supercity packed with stunning architecture.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022

I’m not suggesting that we should build an American version of Saudi Arabia’s planned desert supercity just east of the Bighorn Range.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

He includes an illustration of a supercity proposed by Buckminster Fuller that looks like a pyramid but lacks any perceptible improvement in living conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The emerging era of the supercity, Cox argues, grows out of town culture, but is qualitatively different; it is characterized by automation and mass communication, superhighway mobility, and the anonymity demanded by high-rise living.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is the supercity, the megalopolis, infected by a kind of social cancer that is metastasizing out of control.

From Time Magazine Archive

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