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conurbation

🇬🇧 UK/kɔnə:'beiʃən/🇺🇸 US/.kɒnә:'beiʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

A large urban area formed when several towns or cities expand and merge together.

集合城市,城市群(由多个城镇扩展连片形成)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
urbcity
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=conurbation

Common Collocations

  • 1.urban conurbation城市群
  • 2.metropolitan conurbation大都市地区

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Tokyo-Yokohama conurbation is one of the largest in the world.

  • 2.

    The conurbation of Greater London encompasses multiple towns and cities that have merged into one metropolitan area.

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