English Explanatory Dictionary

conurbation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ en-us-conurbation.ogg

Word forms

conurbation conurbations

Etymology

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

Related words

conurbia suburban suburbia urban urbane urbanise urbanite urbanize
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary