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urbanization

/ˌɝbənəzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban-iza-tion
IPA
/ˌɝbənəzˈeɪʃən/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of the formation and growth of cities.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English urbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English urbanization From urbanize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

urbanizations (plural) urbanisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

antiurbanization counterurbanization deurbanization exurbanization overurbanization reurbanization

Phrases

peri-urbanization

Synonyms

urbanisation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce urbanization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɝbənəzˈeɪʃən/.
What does urbanization mean?
The process of the formation and growth of cities.
Where does urbanization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English urbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English urbanization From urbanize + -ation.

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