conurbation
[ kon-er-bey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒn ərˈbeɪ ʃən /
noun
an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.
Words nearby conurbation
contuse,
contused wound,
contusion,
conté,
conundrum,
conurbation,
conure,
conus,
conus arteriosus,
conv.,
convalesce
British Dictionary definitions for conurbation
conurbation
/ (ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən) /
noun
a large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities
Word Origin for conurbation
C20: from
con- +
-urbation, from Latin
urbs city; see
urban