CONURBATION


Meaning of CONURBATION in English

/kon'euhr bay"sheuhn/ , n.

an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.

[ 1910-15; CON- + L urb- (s. of urbs ) city + -ATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .