Synonyms for urbanization
ur·ban·iza·tion

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1. urbanization, urbanisationnoun

   the condition of being urbanized

   Synonyms:
   urbanisation

2. urbanization, urbanisationnoun

   the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

   Synonyms:
   urbanisation

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1. • Condition
   • Social Process

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1. List of paraphrases for "urbanization":

   urbanisation, urban

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1. Mohan Guruswamy:

   If they give up on this, it will be a huge setback for industrialization, and for planned urbanization.

2. Duane Gubler:

   Urbanization provided the ideal ecology for these mosquitoes.

3. Khoo Teng Chye:

   Through greater collaboration among cities, mass urbanization -- the result of a rapidly growing global urban population -- will ultimately benefit the human race.

4. Dow Chief Executive Andrew Liveris:

   We see strong demand signals in North America, gradual recovery in Europe and ongoing sustainable urbanization in China.

5. John Rossant:

   This accelerating urbanization is largely an Asian story, there's been nothing like this in human history.