the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
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Urbanisation
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
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a periodic count of the population
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Social change.growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Social change.the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.a periodic count of the population
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.a periodic count of the population
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Population geography.(geology) a horizontal dislocation
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Social change.land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Geography, Urban geography.land that is covered with trees and shrubs
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The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of am…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, emplo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of deta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in certain societies practicing communism.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; -- as in certain primitive tribes or communis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of sever…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, whereby, cities, grow, societies.a person who has a large following on one or more social media platform that works to generate interest in contemporary social issues…
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