conurbations in English

noun
1
an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities.
The almost relentless growth in property crime of recent decades has affected the whole country - rural areas, small towns, provincial cities, and major conurbations .

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3. It is thus that Conurbations are formed

4. Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.

5. Conurbation (plural Conurbations) A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

6. In the large conurbations, the creation of unitary authorities has required new quangos and joint boards to handle such issues.

7. It is estimated that by 2050, 6.3 billion people will live in or near Conurbations, accounting for more than 70% of the global population (Bloom, 2011; Gaston, 2010)

8. Con‧ur‧ba‧tion /ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃənˌkɑːnɜːr-/ noun [ countable] British English a group of towns that have spread and joined together to form an area with a high population, often with a large city as its centre the densely populated Conurbations of Britain Origin Conurbation (1900-2000) con- + Latin urbs “city”

9. Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [kon.sepˈsjon] (); in full: Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz, "Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light") is a city and commune in central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, one of the three major conurbations in the country

10. Bournemouth, the most populous town in the Conurbation, was established in the Georgian era when sea bathing became popular.: The two Conurbations are close enough to be a single Conurbation.: Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre Conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen.: Brussels is also part of a large Conurbation