🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

urbanizzazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: urbanizzazione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Urbanization/ˌɜːb.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'urbanizzazione ha portato a un aumento della popolazione cittadina."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which large numbers of people permanently concentrate in relatively small areas, forming cities.

    "Rapid urbanization has led to significant challenges in housing and infrastructure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'urbanus' (pertaining to a city), stemming from 'urbs' (city). The suffix '-ization' was added in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution to describe the massive demographic shift from rural areas to growing cities.

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