Dictionary entry

Urbanisation

Pronunciation: /ɜ:bǝnaÇ'zeÇʃn; US -nǝ'z- /

Pronunciation

/ɜ:bǝnaÇ'zeÇʃn; US -nǝ'z- /

Myanmar Meaning

(n) [U] မြို့တွင်း။ မြို့ပေါ်။ မြို့နေ။ မြို့ပြ။

Definition

urban /'ɜ:bǝn / adj ၿမိဳ႕တြင္း။ ၿမိဳ႕ေပၚ။ ၿမိဳ႕ေန။ ၿမိဳ႕ျပ။ urban areas ❍ urban life ❍ urban renewal (ie the repairing of old buildings, etc) ❍ the urban population/ poor. Compare RURAL ❏ urbanize, -ise /-aÇz / v (esp passive) ၿမိဳ႕ျပပံုစံ သြင္းသည္။ urbanized localities ❍ Africa's most urbanized country. urbanization, -isation /ɜ:bǝnaÇ'zeÇʃn; US -nǝ'z- / n [U]

Examples

  1. People moved to the urban areas for jobs.
  2. Urban poverty is on the increase.