CONURBATION


Meaning of CONURBATION in English

/ ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːnɜːrˈb-/ noun

a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from con- together + Latin urbs , urb- city + -ation .

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