urbanisation

Definitions of urbanisation
  1. noun
    the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
    synonyms: urbanization
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    type of:
    social process
    a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
  2. noun
    the condition of being urbanized
    synonyms: urbanization
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    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
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