conurbation
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawlA continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
» As time went on, the extent of these cities grew, and they merged into a single conurbation.
Значение
значений: 1A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
Städteregion, Konurbation, Ballungsraum-gebiet n, -zentrum n
конурба́цияkonurbácija
конурба́ціяkonurbácija
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Примеры
предложений: 1As time went on, the extent of these cities grew, and they merged into a single conurbation.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, socioFrom Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.
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Формы
мн. число: conurbations| Ед. число | conurbation |
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| Мн. число | conurbations |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 2- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities:urban sprawlsprawl