Dictionary

conurbation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ (US)
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• /ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.

Meanings

1. A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

Forms

Relateds

urbanise · suburbia · conurbia · urbanize · urbane · suburban · urbanite · urban

Translations (47)

ro conurbație (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · de Ballungsraum (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · gv covaljys (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · ru конурба́ция (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · kk конурбация (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · cmn 城市群 (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · fi megalopoli (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · de Konurbation (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · fr conurbation (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · cs konurbace (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · az konurbanizasiya (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · de Städteregion (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · bg конурба́ция (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · pt conurbação (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · et linnastu (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · eo kunurbaĵo (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · tr konürbasyon (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · it conurbazione (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sv konurbation (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · fr agglomération (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · nl stedengroep (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · es conurbación (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · krc конурба́ция (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · de Agglomeration (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · cmn 都市圈 (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · nb konurbasjon (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · ga ceirtleán uirbeach (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sw muunganomiji (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · fi konurbaatio (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · eu konurbazio (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · da bysammenvoksning (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · de Verdichtungsraum (-gebiet n, -zentrum n) (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sh konurbacija (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · hu konurbáció (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · id konurbasi (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · cy cytref (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · uk конурба́ція (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · nl agglomeratie (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sk konurbácia (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · pl konurbacja (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · ca conurbació (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · ga comhchathair (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · be канурба́цыя (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sk súmestie (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · sv storstadsregion (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · da konurbation (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) · nn konurbasjon (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl)