How to pronounce conurbation
American English pronunciation
kahn-ur-BAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/
- Syllables
- kahn · ur · BAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What conurbation means
A big area where cities and towns have grown together
In a sentence: From the plane, the lights of the conurbation stretched for miles without a dark gap.
Where it comes from: It was made from Latin parts meaning together and city, plus the ending -ation. The town planner Patrick Geddes coined it.
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