urbanization

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of the formation and growth of cities.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

Etymology

From urbanize + -ation.

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