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urbanization en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English urbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English urbanization From urbanize + -ation.

Meanings

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.

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Deriveds

overurbanization · antiurbanization · reurbanization · peri-urbanization · counterurbanization · deurbanization · exurbanization

Translations (104)

ms pembandaran (growth of cities) · et urbaniseerumine (growth of cities) · ro urbanizare (growth of cities) · ga uirbiú (growth of cities) · it urbanizzazione (change in region) · th นคราภิวัตน์ (growth of cities) · cmn 城市化 (growth of cities) · el αστικοποίηση (proportion living in cities) · pl urbanizacja (change in region) · de Urbanisation (growth of cities) · he עִיּוּר (growth of cities) · th การกลายเป็นนคร (growth of cities) · kk урбанизация (growth of cities) · is þéttbýlismyndun (growth of cities) · el αστικοποίηση (change in region) · de Anteil der Stadtbewohner (proportion living in cities) · ja 都市化 (growth of cities) · fa شهرنشینی (growth of cities) · sl urbanizacija (growth of cities) · cy trefoli (change in region) · ka ურბანიზაცია (growth of cities) · de Verstädterung (growth of cities) · pa ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀਕਰਨ (growth of cities) · tg урбанизатсия (growth of cities) · pl urbanizacja (proportion living in cities) · fi kaupungistuminen (change in region) · th การทำให้เป็นเมือง (growth of cities) · id urbanisasi (growth of cities) · hy քաղաքակենտրոնացում (proportion living in cities) · ca urbanització (growth of cities) · ga cathrú (growth of cities) · cs urbanizace (growth of cities) · et linnastumine (growth of cities) · sk urbanizácia (growth of cities) · az urbanizasiya (growth of cities) · tg шаҳришавӣ (growth of cities) · bg урбаниза́ция (growth of cities) · kk кенттену (growth of cities) · km នគរូបនីយកម្ម (growth of cities) · vi đô thị hóa (growth of cities) · el αστικοποίηση (growth of cities) · fr urbanisation (growth of cities) · ru урбаниза́ция (proportion living in cities) · ga uirbiú (change in region) · th การกลายเป็นเมือง (growth of cities) · ar تَمَدُّن (growth of cities) · uk урбаніза́ція (growth of cities) · oc urbanizacion (growth of cities) · nl urbanisatie (growth of cities) · mn ᠬᠣᠲᠠᠵᠢᠯᠲᠠ (growth of cities) · gl urbanización (growth of cities) · ar تَحَضُّر (growth of cities) · cy trefoli (growth of cities) · ru урбаниза́ция (growth of cities) · hy քաղաքակենտրոնացում (growth of cities) · es urbanización (growth of cities) · nb urbanisering (growth of cities) · ro urbanizație (growth of cities) · mk урбанизација (growth of cities) · fi kaupungistuminen (growth of cities) · sh урбаниза́ција (growth of cities) · lv urbanizācija (growth of cities) · kk қалалану (growth of cities) · mn хотжилт (growth of cities) · hu urbanizáció (growth of cities) · fi kaupungistumisaste (proportion living in cities) · sh urbanizácija (growth of cities) · uz urbanizatsiya (growth of cities) · de Urbanisierung (change in region) · ko 도시화 (growth of cities) · kk урбандалу (growth of cities) · tr kentleşme (growth of cities) · sv urbanisering (growth of cities) · hi नगरीकरण (growth of cities) · km នគរូបនីយកម្ម (change in region) · ug شەھەرلىشىش (growth of cities) · cy trefoliad (proportion living in cities) · be урбаніза́цыя (growth of cities) · vi sự thành thị hoá (growth of cities) · lt urbanizacija (growth of cities) · tr şehirleşme (growth of cities) · nl verstedelijking (growth of cities) · de Urbanisierung (proportion living in cities) · af verstedeliking (growth of cities) · de Urbanisierung (growth of cities) · ky урбанизация (growth of cities) · sq urbanizim (growth of cities) · th การมีลักษณะแบบเมือง (growth of cities) · cmn 都市化 (growth of cities) · da urbanisering (growth of cities) · it urbanizzazione (growth of cities) · fr urbanisation (change in region) · hy քաղաքակենտրոնացում (change in region) · bn নগরায়ন (growth of cities) · ky шаардаштыруу (growth of cities) · km នគរូបនីយកម្ម (proportion living in cities) · pt urbanização (growth of cities) · de Stadtbewohner (proportion living in cities) · ur شہرکاری (growth of cities) · ru урбаниза́ция (change in region) · it urbanizzazione (proportion living in cities) · pl urbanizacja (growth of cities) · az şəhərləşmə (growth of cities) · af urbanisasie (growth of cities)