Meanings
nounconurbation (plural conurbations)
plural conurbations
- A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Similar
Broader
urban areapopulated area
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincon-“together”
- Englishconurbation
From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque konurbazio
- konurbazioan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Bulgarian конурба́ция
- конурба́ция (konurbácija)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Catalan conurbació
- conurbacióan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Chinese Mandarin 都市圈, 城市群
- 都市圈 (dūshìquān)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- 城市群 (chéngshìqún)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Czech konurbace
- konurbacean extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Danish konurbation, bysammenvoksning
- konurbationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- bysammenvoksningan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Dutch agglomeratie, stedengroep
- agglomeratiean extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- stedengroepan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Esperanto kunurbaĵo
- kunurbaĵoan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Estonian linnastu
- linnastuan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Finnish konurbaatio, megalopoli
- konurbaatioan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- megalopolian extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
French conurbation, agglomération
- conurbationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- agglomérationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
German Städteregion, Konurbation
- Städteregionan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- Konurbationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- Ballungsraum (-gebiet n, -zentrum n)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- Verdichtungsraum (-gebiet n, -zentrum n)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- Agglomerationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Hungarian konurbáció
- konurbációan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Indonesian konurbasi
- konurbasian extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Irish ceirtleán uirbeach, comhchathair
- ceirtleán uirbeachan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- comhchathairan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Italian conurbazione
- conurbazionean extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Norwegian Bokmål konurbasjon
- konurbasjonan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Polish konurbacja
- konurbacjaan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Portuguese conurbação
- conurbaçãoan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Romanian conurbație
- conurbațiean extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Russian конурба́ция
- конурба́ция (konurbácija)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Slovak súmestie, konurbácia
- súmestiean extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- konurbáciaan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Spanish conurbación
- conurbaciónan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Swahili muunganomiji
- muunganomijian extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Swedish konurbation, storstadsregion
- konurbationan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
- storstadsregionan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Turkish konürbasyon
- konürbasyonan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Ukrainian конурба́ція
- конурба́ція (konurbácija)an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Welsh cytref
- cytrefan extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with conurbation
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APA
conurbation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conurbation
MLA
“conurbation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conurbation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conurbation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conurbation.
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