Urbanization

urbanization nounalso British urbanisation /ˌɚbənəˈzeɪʃən/ Learner's definition of URBANIZATION[noncount]: the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areasrapid urbanizationthe effects/process of urbanization— urbanize also British urbanise /ˈɚbəˌnaɪz/ verb urbanizes;urbanized; urbanizing[no object]The country/region is rapidly urbanizing.[+ object]farmland that is being urbanized— urbanized also British urbanised adjective [more urbanized; most urbanized]an urbanized area/society