megacity

megacity

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ city.

Noun

megacity (plural megacities)

1. A very large city; a megalopolis.
   • 2011, "Cholera and the super-loo", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:

     Why, for instance, do water users in a megacity like Lagos not pay an extra charge to get cesspits pumped out?

Translations

very large city

French: mégacité (fr) f

Japanese: 巨大都市 (きょだいとし, kyodaitoshi)