conurbation

con·ur·ba·tion  (knr-bshn)

n.

A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.

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[con- + Latin urbs, city + -ation.]

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conurbation [ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən]

n

(Social Science / Human Geography) a large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities

[from con- + -urbation, from Latin urbs city; see urban]

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conurbation

a densely populated urban area, usually a large city surrounded closely by smaller ones.

See also: Cities

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conurbation - an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities sprawl, urban sprawl subtopia - monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town

Translations

conurbation [ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən] N (Brit) → conurbación f

conurbation [ˌkɒnə^rˈbeɪʃ^ən] n → conurbation f

conurbation

n → Ballungsgebiet nt → or -raum m → or -zentrum nt, → Conurbation f (spec)

conurbation [ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃ/ən] n → conurbazione f

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conurbation [ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃ/ən] n → conurbazione f