urbanization

About 3.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The process of the formation and growth of cities.
2. noun The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.
3. noun The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

Similar words

urbanisation urban urbanism city town estate development planning urban development urban sprawl

Often followed by

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Word family

urbanizations