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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuperciudad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su.per.sjuˈdad
"El crecimiento demográfico ha creado una nueva superciudad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very large, heavily populated urban area formed by the expansion and merging of multiple individual cities and towns.
"The rapid urban sprawl along the eastern corridor is gradually merging into a massive supercity." - 2
A metropolitan center that exercises dominant global economic, political, and cultural influence.
"Modern financial supercities act as the primary engines of the global economy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound blending the Latin-derived prefix 'super-' (meaning above, over, or of exceptional grade) with 'city', originating from Middle English 'citee'. It emerged in the mid-20th century within urban planning and sociological discourse to describe massive metropolitan conurbations that exceed standard mega-city boundaries in scale and economic influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supercity" is said worldwide
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mégapole
Transliteration: mey-ga-pol
"Cette région se transforme rapidement en une supercité."
Superstadt
Transliteration: zuː.pɐˌʃtat
"Die neue Superstadt zieht Millionen von Menschen an."
città globale
Transliteration: tʃitˈta ɡloˈba.le
"Milano si sta evolvendo in una vera supercittà."
superciudad
Transliteration: su.per.sjuˈdad
"El crecimiento demográfico ha creado una nueva superciudad."
supercidade
Transliteration: su.peʁ.siˈda.dʒi
"A expansão urbana deu origem a uma supercidade."
महानगर
Transliteration: mahānagar
"यह क्षेत्र तेजी से एक विशाल सुपरसिटी में बदल रहा है।"
超大城市
Transliteration: chāo dà chéng shì
"这个地区正在迅速发展成为一个超大城市。"
초대도시
Transliteration: cho-dae-do-si
"이 지역은 거대한 초대도시로 성장하고 있습니다."
巨大都市
Transliteration: kyodai toshi
"その地域は新たな巨大都市へと変貌を遂げている。"
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