The process of transforming a rural or small settlement into a city or urban area with associated infrastructure and culture.
From 'city' plus the suffix '-fication' (process of becoming or making), parallel to urbanization. The term emphasizes the specific act of city formation rather than general urban development.
Citification happened dramatically in 19th-century China and is happening now in Africa—it's massive social change as farms become factories and villages become megacities in just a generation.
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