conurbation
English
Etymology
Coined by Sir Patrick Geddes in 1915. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
conurbation (plural conurbations)
- a continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl
Usage notes
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
Translations
an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
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References
- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
- 2005, John Scott and Gordon Marshall, A Dictionary of Sociology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198609876
- 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606737