urbanization

CEFRB2

/ˌɜrbənəˈzeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The growth of towns and cities as more people move into them.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.

Examples

  • China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization.

  • Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

  2. The process of the formation and growth of cities.

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Origin

noun

From urbanize + -ation.