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urbanization

ur·ban·i·za·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ur-buh-nuh-zey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɜr bə nəˈzeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌɜː.bən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-buh-nuh-zey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɜr bə nəˈzeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of urbanization word

  • noun urbanization the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma. 1
  • noun urbanization growth of cities 1
  • uncountable noun urbanization Urbanization is the process of creating towns in country areas. 0
  • noun urbanization the process of the formation and growth of cities. 0
  • noun urbanization the change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas. 0
  • noun urbanization the proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing. 0
See all 6 definitions of urbanization

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Parts of speech for Urbanization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
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urbanization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world, a society, or an institution: Dying languages and urbanization are threats to cultural diversity.

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    the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.

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    the way of life of people who live in a large city.

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