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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries都市化
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toshika
"急速な都市化により地域の環境が大きく変わった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or result of becoming urbanized; the transformation of a rural, regional, or suburban area into a city-like environment.
"The rapid citification of the coastal farmland brought both economic growth and environmental challenges." - 2
The adoption of urban manners, culture, lifestyle, or characteristics by people from non-urban backgrounds.
"His rapid citification was evident in his fast-paced lifestyle and newly acquired urban tastes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'city' (originating from Latin 'cīvitās', meaning citizenship or community) combined with the suffix '-fication' (from Latin '-ficātiō', denoting the process of making or forming). The term emerged in modern sociology and urban studies to describe the cultural, social, and physical transformation of rural or non-urban areas into urbanized environments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Citification" is said worldwide
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urbanisation
Transliteration: yʁ.ba.ni.za.sjɔ̃
"L'urbanisation rapide de la région a transformé le mode de vie des habitants."
Verstädterung
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛtəʁʊŋ
"Die rasante Verstädterung verändert das Gesicht des Landes."
urbanizzazione
Transliteration: ur.ba.nid.dzaˈt͡sjo.ne
"L'urbanizzazione ha portato nuove opportunità ma anche problemi di traffico."
urbanización
Transliteration: uɾ.βa.ni.θaˈθjon
"La urbanización acelerada del valle cambió la economía local."
urbanização
Transliteration: uʁ.ba.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w
"A urbanização desordenada afeta a qualidade de vida nas grandes metrópoles."
शहरीकरण
Transliteration: shaharīkaraṇa
"तेज़ी से हो रहे शहरीकरण ने ग्रामीण इलाकों का रूप बदल दिया है।"
城市化
Transliteration: chéng shì huà
"城市化进程改变了许多传统乡村的面貌。"
도시화
Transliteration: dosiwa
"빠른 도시화로 인해 농촌 지역의 인구가 감소하고 있습니다."
都市化
Transliteration: toshika
"急速な都市化により地域の環境が大きく変わった。"
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