urbanization, urbanisation
(noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
urbanization, urbanisation
(noun) the condition of being urbanized
Source: WordNet® 3.1
urbanization (countable and uncountable, plural urbanizations)
the process of the formation and growth of cities
the change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas
the proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing
Source: Wiktionary
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.