Megalopolis (Greek for large city, great city) may refer to: Megalopolis (city type), an extensive metropolitan area or a long chain of continuous metropolitan areas. Jean Gottmann coined this term and later used it as the title of his 1961 book about the northeastern seaboard of the United States. See also, Megacity, Agglomeration, or Ecumenopolis Megalopolis, Greece, now known as Megalópoli Aphrodisias, a small city in Caria, Asia Minor, previously named Megale Polis Doomed Megalop… (More on Megalopolis)