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Megalopolis
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See also: megalopolis and megalópolis
English
Proper noun
Megalopolis
- Dated form of Megalopoli.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- Megalē polis
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Μεγᾰλόπολῐς (Megălópolĭs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛ.ɡaˈɫɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [me.ɡaˈlɔː.po.lis]
Proper noun
Megalopolis f sg (genitive Megalopolis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Related terms
- Megalopolītae
- Megalopolītānī
- Megalopolītānus
References
- “Mĕgălŏpŏlis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Mĕgălŏpŏlis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 960/3.
- “Megalopolis” on page 1,092/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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