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metropolitanize

UK
/ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənaɪz/
US
/ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlɪtəˌnaɪz/

Translations

metropolitanizeverb
metropolitanized
Past Simple
metropolitanized
Past Participle
metropolitanizing
Gerund
UK
/ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənaɪz/
US
/ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlɪtəˌnaɪz/
The government plans to metropolitanize the rural areas to boost the economy.
Правительство планирует урбанизировать сельские районы для стимулирования экономики.
Synonyms
urbanize
city-fy
develop
modernize
civilize

Definitions

metropolitanizeverb
To make an area or region more urban or characteristic of a metropolis.
The city council plans to metropolitanize the outskirts by introducing new infrastructure and public transport systems.
To undergo a process of becoming metropolitan in character or structure.
Once a quiet fishing village, it metropolitanized rapidly after the new port was built.
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