conurbation

English - Turkish

Definition of conurbation in English Turkish dictionary: birleşik kentler; bölge-kent; şehir ağ; {i} şehirlerin genişleyip birleşmesi; {i} bileşik kent; bölge-kent,kentlerin genişleyip birleşmesi; kümekent; bölge kent

English - English

Definition of conurbation in English English dictionary: a continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl; an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities; An extensive urban area formed when two or more cities, originally separate, coalesce to form a continuous metropolitan region; a collection of urban communities; urban sprawl; a continous built-up urban area formed by the merging of formerly seperate towns or cities; The built up area established between two existing urban settlements; A conurbation consists of a large city together with the smaller towns around it. London and all the other major conurbations. a group of towns that have spread and joined together to form an area with a high population, often with a large city as its centre (con- + urbs ); continuous built-up area formed by expansion and coalescence of previously separate towns; {i} large urban community made up of several cities or towns
conurbations: plural of conurbation

conurbation

Hyphenation

con·ur·ba·tion

() Coined by Sir Patrick Geddes in 1915. From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”)

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