URBANIZATION

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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7 March 2025

INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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