urbanization
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urbanization
noun urbanizations · urbanisation
- The process of the formation and growth of cities.
- The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.
- The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.
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Closest in meaning: urbanisation, urban, urbanism, city, town, estate, development, planning, urban development, urban sprawl, citification, metropolitanization, urban studies, urbanology, civilization, urbanologist
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noun change in region
| Français | urbanisation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Urbanisierung |
| Italiano | urbanizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αστικοποίηση astikopoíisi |
| Русский | урбаниза́ция urbanizácija |
noun growth of cities
| Español | urbanización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도시화 dosihwa |
| 日本語 | 都市化 toshika |
| 中文 | 城市化 chéngshìhuà, 都市化 dūshìhuà |
| हिन्दी | नगरीकरण nagrīkraṇ |
| Português | urbanização |
| Français | urbanisation |
| Deutsch | Urbanisierung, Verstädterung, Urbanisation |
| Italiano | urbanizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αστικοποίηση astikopoíisi |
| Română | urbanizare, urbanizație |
| Русский | урбаниза́ция urbanizácija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thành thị hoá, đô thị hóa |
| العربية | تَمَدُّن tamaddun, تَحَضُّر taḥaḍḍur |
| עברית | עִיּוּר 'iyúr |
noun proportion living in cities
| Deutsch | Anteil der Stadtbewohner, Urbanisierung, Stadtbewohner |
|---|---|
| Italiano | urbanizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αστικοποίηση astikopoíisi |
| Русский | урбаниза́ция urbanizácija |
Talk about this word "urbanization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/urbanization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. urbanization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/urbanization "urbanization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/urbanization.Cite this
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title = {urbanization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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