conurbation

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ (UK) · /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ (US)

Definition of conurbation

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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