conurbation
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
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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
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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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