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* Finnish: {{t|fi|konurbaatio}}, {{t|fi|megalopoli}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|konurbaatio}}, {{t|fi|megalopoli}}
* French: {{t+|fr|conurbation|f}}, {{t+|fr|agglomération|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|conurbation|f}}, {{t+|fr|agglomération|f}}
* 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}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|konurbasi}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|konurbasi}}

Latest revision as of 10:15, 26 October 2024

See also: Conurbation

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
    Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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conurbation (plural conurbations)

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

Usage notes

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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).

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Translations

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References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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conurbation f (plural conurbations)

  1. conurbation

Further reading

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