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jmdict 2830684 Active (id: 1940478)
百万都市
ひゃくまんとし
1. [n]
▶ megacity
▶ city with over a million people
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2830680 メガシティ 1. megacity



History:
4. A 2016-12-06 10:59:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"million-people city" sounds clumsy in Eng;ish, not to mention being very 直訳.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<gloss>million-people city</gloss>
@@ -13,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>city with over a million people</gloss>
3. A* 2016-12-06 06:56:39  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
examples:
  http://chiebukuro.travel.yahoo.co.jp/detail.html?qid=1444635399
  http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/2069742.html
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<gloss>million-people city</gloss>
2. A 2016-12-06 06:21:00  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
often seems to be used literally, i.e. at least 1 million inhabitants
1. A* 2016-12-06 00:34:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
百万都市	5269
メガシティ	3145
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