conurbation

Definitions

con- (together) + urb (city) + -ation (the result/process) = cities and towns that have grown 'together' into one unbroken urban region. Coined in 1915 by planner Patrick Geddes for places like Greater London, where one city blurs into the next.

Common Collocations

• 1.urban conurbation城市群
• 2.vast conurbation庞大的城市群
• 3.sprawling conurbation绵延扩张的城市群

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Greater Tokyo is the largest conurbation on the planet.

• 2.

  The towns have merged into a single sprawling conurbation.