Conurbation Definition

kŏnər-bāshən
noun
An extremely large, densely populated urban area, usually a complex of suburbs and smaller towns together with the large city at their center.
Webster's New World

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

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Other Word Forms of Conurbation

Noun

Singular:
conurbation
Plural:
conurbations

Origin of Conurbation

  • Coined by Sir Patrick Geddes in 1915. From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”)

    From Wiktionary

  • con– Latin urbs city –ation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Conurbation Sentence Examples

  • Together with the neighboring settlements of Redruth and Pool it forms the largest urban conurbation in Cornwall.

  • Lively, ancient Chiang Mai is Thailand's second biggest conurbation.

  • Dover Castle Kentish Oast House Kent, tho close to the expanding conurbation of Greater London has managed to retain its individuality.

  • It is in the center of a major conurbation not served well by the air travel industry.

  • This is around one fifth of traffic flowing through the west midlands conurbation each day.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

NONION

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conurbation

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CO & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With N