conurbation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/    美 /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/

英文释义

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

词形变化

conurbations plural

词源

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