urbanization
/ˌɜːr.bə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Syllables ur·ban·i·za·tion
Stress ur-ban-i-ZA-tion
Phonics Breakdown
ur
/ɜːr/
r控元音
ban
/bən/
schwa
i
/aɪ/
long i (i_e)
za
/zeɪ/
long a_e
tion
/ʃən/
tion ending
Meaning
the process by which towns and cities grow and more people live in them
Sound Reference
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ur=/ɜːr/(urban) + ban=/bən/(banal) + i=/aɪ/(time) + za=/zeɪ/(zero) + tion=/ʃən/(nation)
Example
Rapid urbanization has changed the structure of modern society.