conurbation
pronunciation
How to pronounce conurbation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnɜ:ˈbeɪʃn]
How to pronounce conurbation in American English:
US [ˌkɑnɜrˈbeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Word Origin
- conurbation (n.)
- 1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution."
Example
- 1. Yet the down-at-heel conurbation enjoys one institutional advantage .
- 2. Take middlesbrough , a city in the northern teesside conurbation .
- 3. The setting is mr gould 's hometown of woking , but it could be any new commuter conurbation or unfashionable suburb .
- 4. Ho chi minh city ( saigon ) , its largest conurbation , is bustling , confident and expanding fast .
- 5. The bridge lies beyond the docks , to the west of the conurbation .