conurbationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒn.əˈbeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.nɚˈbeɪ.ʃən/formala city area containing a large number of people, formed by various towns growing and joining together:
the conurbations of Tokyo and Osaka
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- citywide
- county borough
- dormitory town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- metropolitan
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
- urbanite
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