urbanization

English

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Etymology

urbanize +‎ -ation

Noun

urbanization (countable and uncountable, plural urbanizations)

  1. the process of the formation and growth of cities
  2. the change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas
  3. 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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