Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
urbanization .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
- noun the condition of being urbanized
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Examples
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If the rise of a national bourgeoisie in the context of urbanisation is a prerequisite for feminism, it is not surprising that the revolutionary experiences and outcomes for French and Greek women differed, especially since the trajectory of the Greek bourgeoisie as a transformative class has been erratic and all but clear since Independence.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Its biggest impact was that it resulted in increased poverty (a process called the urbanisation of poverty) and the proliferation of slums in the urban areas.
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These stations, they believe, have been seriously compromised by factors such as urbanisation, changes in land use and, in many cases, being moved from site to site.
Matthew Yglesias » Washington Post Editorial Writers Should Read Their Paper’s Opinion Section 2010
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These stations, they believe, have been seriously compromised by factors such as urbanisation, changes in land use and, in many cases, being moved from site to site.
Consensus or Con? James Taranto 2010
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These range from climate change, through the devastating effects of many plant and animal introductions to Britain and Ireland, to habitat changes such as urbanisation, and of course agriculture.
Silent Summer: The State of Wildlife in Britain and Ireland 2010
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Thus dams affect Earth at scales rivalling other major human activities, such as urbanisation and road building.
Chapter 8 2000
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Dams affect Earth at scales rivalling other major human activities, such as urbanisation and road building.
Chapter 8 2000
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Rapid industrialisation during the Second World War resulted in rapid "urbanisation" of the African people in response to the demand for cheap unskilled labour.
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These stations, they believe, have been seriously compromised by factors such as urbanisation, changes in land use and, in many cases, being moved from site to site.
Baltimore Reporter Robert Farrow 2010
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These stations, they believe, have been seriously compromised by factors such as urbanisation, changes in land use and, in many cases, being moved from site to site.
Baltimore Reporter Robert Farrow 2010
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