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conurbation - 2 dictionary results

con⋅ur⋅ba⋅tion

[kon-er-bey-shuhn]
–noun
an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.

Origin:
1910–15; con- + L urb- (s. of urbs) city + -ation
con·ur·ba·tion   (kŏn'ər-bā'shən)   
n.  A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.

[con- + Latin urbs, city + -ation.]
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