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conurbation definition

con·ur·ba·tion (kän′ər bā′s̸hən)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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