strip city

noun

1. a continuous area of urban development lying between or embracing two or more large cities and having a population of at least one million; megalopolis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strip city¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It’s a viral post shared by millions of people across the globe — including Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, “Bridgerton” actress Nicola Coughlan, and model Bella Hadid — in response to Israel’s missile strike Sunday that killed dozens of civilians in a camp for displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip city.

From Los Angeles Times

As Israel’s invasion of Rafah stretches into its third week, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the southern Gaza Strip city have encountered miserable conditions in their new encampments and shelters.

From Seattle Times

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Monday that while the United States was committed to Israel’s defense, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had still failed to provide the White House with a plan for moving nearly 1 million Palestinians safely out of Rafah before any invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city.

From Seattle Times

They could do so, critics say, to try to get Israel to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza as it teeters on the brink of famine, to scale back its military campaign or to refrain from invading the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, where many civilians have fled.

From New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces would push into the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah regardless of the outcome of talks to pause the fighting that appear to have been making some progress in recent days.

From New York Times