urban area
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urban area
n
(Human Geography) (in population censuses) a city area considered as the inner city plus built-up environs, irrespective of local body administrative boundaries
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Noun | 1. | ![]() megalopolis - a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government new town - a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation barrio - an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" |
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