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urban sprawl
noun
: a situation in which large stores, groups of houses, etc., are built in an area around a city that formerly had few people living in it
Full Definition of URBAN SPRAWL
: the spreading of urban developments (as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city
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First Known Use of URBAN SPRAWL
1956
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