megacity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛɡəˌsɪtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(megə sit′ē)

Inflections of 'megacity' (n): npl: megacities

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
meg•a•cit•y  (megə sit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cit•ies. 
  1. a city having a population of one million or more.
  • mega- + city 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
megacity /ˈmɛɡəˌsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -cities)
  1. a city with over 10 million inhabitants

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