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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The unplanned, uncontrolled spreading of urban development into areas adjoining the edge of a city.
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- noun an
unplanned ,disorganized growth ofhousing etc on theedge of acity
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- noun an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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