urbanização

Portuguese

Etymology

Urbanizar (to urbanise) + -ção (-tion), from urbano (urban) + -izar (-ise), from Latin urbs (city).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌuɹ.ba.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˌuɹ.bɐ.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌuɻ.ba.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃õ/, /ˌuɻ.bɐ.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃õ/
  • Hyphenation: ur‧ba‧ni‧za‧ção

Noun

urbanização f (plural urbanizações)

  1. urbanization (growth of cities)

Synonyms

  • urbanificação
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