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单词 conurbation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ur•ba•tion /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a large urban area, resulting from the expansion of several cities into each other:The different towns in the conurbation maintained their separate identities.
See -urb-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ur•ba•tion  (kon′ər bā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.
  • con- + Latin urb- (stem of urbs) city + -ation 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conurbation /ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən/ n
  1. a large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities
Etymology: 20th Century: from con- + -urbation, from Latin urbs city; see urban
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