megalopolitan
[ meg-uh-loh-pol-i-tn ]
/ ˌmɛg ə loʊˈpɒl ɪ tn /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
noun
an inhabitant of a megalopolis.
Also
meg·a·pol·i·tan
[meg-uh-pol-i-tn] /ˌmɛg əˈpɒl ɪ tn/.
Origin of megalopolitan
1925–35; from
megalopolis, modeled after
metropolis: metropolitan
OTHER WORDS FROM megalopolitan
meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan·ism, nounWords nearby megalopolitan
megalomelia,
megalopenis,
megalophthalmus,
megalopodia,
megalopolis,
megalopolitan,
megalops,
megalopsia,
megalopteran,
megalosaur,
megalosplenia
Example sentences from the Web for megalopolitan
Some one having asked Cercidas, the Megalopolitan, if he were willing to die: 'Why not?'
Notre-Dame de Paris |Victor HugoCleomenes taking the field, totally defeated the army of Aratus, and killed Lydiadas the Megalopolitan general.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks |Edward Wortley Montagu