URBAN SPRAWL
Dictionary entry overview: What does urban sprawl mean? • URBAN SPRAWL (noun)
The noun URBAN SPRAWL has 1 sense:
1. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Familiarity information: URBAN SPRAWL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• URBAN SPRAWL (noun)
Meaning:
An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
conurbation; sprawl; urban sprawl
Hypernyms ("urban sprawl" is a kind of...):
populated area; urban area (a geographical area constituting a city or town)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "urban sprawl"):
subtopia (monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings)
Instance hyponyms:
Luda; Luta (an industrial conurbation in northeastern China)
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