conurbation
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Definition of conurbation
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
Words you can make from conurbation
200+ playable · top: INCUBATOR (13 pts)
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8 words7-letter words
32 words- BORICUA 11 pts
- BORONIC 11 pts
- BOTANIC 11 pts
- CARIBOO 11 pts
- CARIBOU 11 pts
- CORBINA 11 pts
- ROBOTIC 11 pts
- ACTINON 9 pts
- AUCTION 9 pts
- BIOTRON 9 pts
- BONIATO 9 pts
- BORONIA 9 pts
- CAROTIN 9 pts
- CARTOON 9 pts
- CAUTION 9 pts
- CONTAIN 9 pts
- CONTOUR 9 pts
- CORANTO 9 pts
- CORNUTO 9 pts
- CORTINA 9 pts
- COURANT 9 pts
- CROUTON 9 pts
- CURTAIN 9 pts
- NANOBOT 9 pts
- NOCTURN 9 pts
- RUCTION 9 pts
- TABORIN 9 pts
- TOURACO 9 pts
- UNCTION 9 pts
- UNICORN 9 pts
- ORATION 7 pts
- RAINOUT 7 pts
6-letter words
67 words- BICORN 10 pts
- BICRON 10 pts
- BONACI 10 pts
- BRONCO 10 pts
- BRUCIN 10 pts
- CARBON 10 pts
- COBNUT 10 pts
- CORBAN 10 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- ANURIC 8 pts
- AORTIC 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- BONITA 8 pts
- BONITO 8 pts
- BOUTON 8 pts
- BUNION 8 pts
- BURTON 8 pts
- CANNOT 8 pts
- CANTON 8 pts
- CANTOR 8 pts
- CARTON 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- CITRON 8 pts
- CONNOR 8 pts
- CONTRA 8 pts
- CORNUA 8 pts
- CORONA 8 pts
- CORTIN 8 pts
- CRATON 8 pts
- CROTON 8 pts
- CUATRO 8 pts
- INBORN 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- NUNCIO 8 pts
- NUTBAR 8 pts
- OBTAIN 8 pts
- OCTROI 8 pts
- RACINO 8 pts
- RACOON 8 pts
- RUBATI 8 pts
- RUBATO 8 pts
- TABOUR 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TOUCAN 8 pts
- TUNICA 8 pts
- TURACO 8 pts
- TURBAN 8 pts
- UNBORN 8 pts
- URANIC 8 pts
- URATIC 8 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- INTRON 6 pts
- INTURN 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- NATRON 6 pts
- NONART 6 pts
- NOTION 6 pts
- NUTRIA 6 pts
- OUTRAN 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
- RONION 6 pts
- TURION 6 pts
- TURNON 6 pts
- UNROOT 6 pts
- UNTORN 6 pts
5-letter words
92 words- BACON 9 pts
- BANCO 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BORIC 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- BRONC 9 pts
- BUNCO 9 pts
- CABIN 9 pts
- CARBO 9 pts
- CAROB 9 pts
- COBIA 9 pts
- COBRA 9 pts
- CUBIT 9 pts
- RABIC 9 pts
- ABOON 7 pts
- ABORT 7 pts
- ABOUT 7 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- AURIC 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BARON 7 pts
- BATON 7 pts
- BIONT 7 pts
- BIOTA 7 pts
- BOART 7 pts
- BORON 7 pts
- BOURN 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRANT 7 pts
- BRUIN 7 pts
- BRUIT 7 pts
- BRUNT 7 pts
- BURAN 7 pts
- BURIN 7 pts
- BURNT 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CAURI 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONTO 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- CORNU 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- COURT 7 pts
- CROON 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CURIA 7 pts
- CURIO 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
- INCUR 7 pts
- NARCO 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- NUBIA 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- ORBIT 7 pts
- ORCIN 7 pts
- RACON 7 pts
- ROBIN 7 pts
- ROBOT 7 pts
- RUNIC 7 pts
- TABOO 7 pts
- TABOR 7 pts
- TABUN 7 pts
- TAROC 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- TORIC 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- INRUN 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- INURN 5 pts
- NAIRU 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- ONION 5 pts
- OUTRO 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- RONIN 5 pts
- RUTIN 5 pts
- TAUON 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
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