[kawn-sep-syawn; Eng. kuh
n-sep-see-ohn, -sep-shuhn] 
| 1. | a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River. 196,000. |
| 2. | a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River. 19,200. |
| Con·cep·ción (kən-sěp'sē-ōn', -sěp'shən, kōn'sěp-syōn') A city of west-central Chile near the Pacific coast south-southwest of Santiago. Founded in 1550, it has frequently suffered severe earthquake damage. Population: 215,000. |