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* Finnish: {{t|fi|konurbaatio}}, {{t|fi|megalopoli}} |
* Finnish: {{t|fi|konurbaatio}}, {{t|fi|megalopoli}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|conurbation|f}}, {{t+|fr|agglomération|f}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|conurbation|f}}, {{t+|fr|agglomération|f}} |
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* German: {{t|de|Ballungsgebiet|n}}, {{t+|de|Ballungsraum|m}}, {{t+|de|Ballungszentrum|n}}, {{t|de|Konurbation|f}}, {{t|de|[[Zusammenwuchs]] [[von]] [[Städten]]|m}}, {{t+|de|Agglomeration|f}} {{qualifier|Switzerland}} |
* German: {{t+|de|Ballungsgebiet|n}}, {{t+|de|Ballungsraum|m}}, {{t+|de|Ballungszentrum|n}}, {{t|de|Konurbation|f}}, {{t|de|[[Zusammenwuchs]] [[von]] [[Städten]]|m}}, {{t+|de|Agglomeration|f}} {{qualifier|Switzerland}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|konurbáció}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|konurbáció}} |
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* Indonesian: {{t|id|konurbasi}} |
* Indonesian: {{t|id|konurbasi}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|ceirtleán uirbeach|m}}, {{t|ga|comhchathair |
* Irish: {{t|ga|ceirtleán uirbeach|m}}, {{t|ga|comhchathair|f}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|conurbazione|f}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|conurbazione|f}} |
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* Karachay-Balkar: {{t|krc|конурба́ция}} |
* Karachay-Balkar: {{t|krc|конурба́ция}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 26 October 2024
See also: Conurbation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]conurbation (plural conurbations)
- A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
Usage notes
[edit]A Dictionary of Geography distinguishes between uninuclear conurbations (conurbations which have developed around one urban area) and polynuclear conurbations (conurbations which have developed from the aggregation of several urban areas).
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
References
[edit]- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- 2005, John Scott and Gordon Marshall, A Dictionary of Sociology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]conurbation f (plural conurbations)
Further reading
[edit]- “conurbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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