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asphalt jungle

as·phalt jun·gle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-fawlt or, esp. British, -falt juhng-guh l]
    • /ˈæs fɔlt or, esp. British, -fælt ˈdʒʌŋ gəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-fawlt or, esp. British, -falt juhng-guh l]
    • /ˈæs fɔlt or, esp. British, -fælt ˈdʒʌŋ gəl/

Definitions of asphalt jungle words

  • noun asphalt jungle an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature 3
  • noun asphalt jungle the crowded city, esp. regarded as a place of predatory behavior in a struggle for survival 3
  • noun asphalt jungle any large, crowded city or urban area regarded as a dangerous place where people are engaged in a struggle for survival. 1
  • noun asphalt jungle (Idiomatic) A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe. 0
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Parts of speech for Asphalt jungle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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asphalt jungle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

asphalt jungle usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for asphalt jungle

noun asphalt jungle

  • city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
  • concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
  • downtown — to or in the main business section of a city.
  • inner city — an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.
  • metropolis — any large, busy city.
All 8 Synonyms of asphalt jungle

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