supercity

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noun

An extremely large city, metropolis or urban area.

Similar
megalopolismegacity
OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nounsupercity (plural supercities)

plural supercities

  1. An extremely large city, metropolis or urban area.
  2. The merged urban area of several close cities.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
megalopolismegacity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  8. Old Frenchcitet
  9. Middle Englishcite
  10. Englishcity
  11. Englishsupercity

From super- + city.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cyprusite
Cite this entry
APA

supercity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercity

MLA

“supercity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercity.

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