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Record 1 2003-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
  • Urban Sociology
OBS

terat or terato: Greek, from terat, teras ...: monster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
  • Sociologie urbaine
DEF

Ville caractérisée par son aspect peu attrayant, peu reluisant.

CONT

Deux termes, utilisés par divers auteurs pour désigner les grandes villes du Tiers-Monde me paraissent particulièrement négatifs : les «monstruopoles» ou les «tératopoles».

Spanish

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