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conurbation Definition

con·ur·ba·tion (kän′ər bās̸hən)

noun

an extremely large, densely populated urban area, usually a complex of suburbs and smaller towns together with the large city at their center

Etymology: < con- + L urbs, city + -ation

conurbation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • surround: Once this route is completed, an important link into the existing network of cycle routes will have been made from the surrounding conurbations.
  • serve: The study now under way is looking at how the Tyne serves the conurbation and how the conurbation serves the river.
  • include: The lakes and reservoirs in Snowdonia provide water for towns and cities including the Merseyside conurbation.
  • expand: Dover Castle Kentish Oast House Kent, tho close to the expanding conurbation of Greater London has managed to retain its individuality.
  • cover: Similar surveys will also cover major conurbations, such as Liverpool and Merseyside.
  • form: Together with the neighboring settlements of Redruth and Pool it forms the largest urban conurbation in Cornwall.

Converse of subject

surround: The city is surrounded by eight other major industrial conurbations which make the province the fourth most important region in China.

Adjective modifier

  • urban: The urban conurbation appears to provide a stronghold for the water vole.
  • major: It is in the center of a major conurbation not served well by the air travel industry.
  • large: Take a map; pick a large conurbation: listen to the city.
  • industrial: The city is surrounded by eight other major industrial conurbations which make the province the fourth most important region in China.
  • main: Even then 3G coverage will be limited to main conurbations for many years.
  • big: Lively, ancient Chiang Mai is Thailand's second biggest conurbation.

Modifies a noun

  • area: That the divide is perceived to exist is not surprising, especially in a huge conurbation area remote from other croquet clubs.
  • core: The real rate of unemployment in the conurbation cores is now very high.
  • size: There is also little variation by conurbation size the average number of suppressed trips per socially excluded person is 1.6 return journeys per week.

Noun used with modifier

  • midland: This is around one fifth of traffic flowing through the west midlands conurbation each day.
  • country: We believe that the Black Country conurbation is a site of creative tension, with enormous cultural potential.

Preposition: as

whole: However most importantly Glaister's model was highly aggregate in nature based on modeling a particular conurbation as a whole.

Preposition: with

population: Birmingham is at the heart of the major conurbation with a population of just under one million people.