Megapolis
/ˌmɛɡəˈpɒlɪs/noun
A very large city or urban area, especially one formed by the merging of multiple metropolitan areas.
Did you know?Its roots are the same Greek elements behind words like **police** and **politics**, because the ancient *polis* was the city-state where power, law, and collective identity were all bound together.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mégas + pólis
“great + city, city-state”
Late Latin
Latin
megapolis
“a great city”
19th Century
French
mégapole / mégalopolis
“a very large city or urban region”
Modern English
English
megapolis
“a very large city or continuous urban area”
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