conurbation

英 [ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnɜːrˈbeɪʃn]

n.  (有卫星城镇的)大都市，集合城市

复数：conurbations　

TEM8

BNC.16675

牛津词典

noun

• （有卫星城镇的）大都市，集合城市
  a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (有卫星城镇的)大都市圈，集合城市
  Aconurbationconsists of a large city together with the smaller towns around it.
  1. ...London and all the other major conurbations.
     伦敦和所有其他的大都市圈

英英释义

noun

• an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
  Synonym:urban sprawlsprawl

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