Conurbation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪblɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɒnəbˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɒnəbˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪblɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

urban sprawl sprawl

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ballungsraum

eine Ansammlung oder ein kontinuierliches Netzwerk städtischer Gemeinschaften

🇫🇷French

agglomération

une agrégation ou un réseau continu de communautés urbaines

🇪🇸Spanish

conurbación

una agregación o red continua de comunidades urbanas

🇮🇹Italian

conurbazione

un’aggregazione o rete continua di comunità urbane

🇳🇱Dutch

agglomeratie

een aggregatie of continu netwerk van stedelijke gemeenschappen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aglomeração

uma agregação ou rede contínua de comunidades urbanas

🇷🇺Russian

агломерация

совокупность или непрерывная сеть городских сообществ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपनगरीय विस्तार

शहरी समुदायों का एकत्रीकरण या सतत नेटवर्क

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রেরণা

শহুরে সম্প্রদায়ের একটি সমষ্টি বা অবিচ্ছিন্ন নেটওয়ার্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

நகர்ப்புறம்

நகர்ப்புற சமூகங்களின் ஒருங்கிணைப்பு அல்லது தொடர்ச்சியான நெட்வொர்க்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివాసం

పట్టణ సంఘాల సముదాయం లేదా నిరంతర నెట్‌వర్క్

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવાદ

શહેરી સમુદાયોનું એકત્રીકરણ અથવા સતત નેટવર્ક

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಗರ

ನಗರ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಒಟ್ಟುಗೂಡಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರಂತರ ಜಾಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഗരം

നഗര സമൂഹങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു സംയോജനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുടർച്ചയായ ശൃംഖല

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

都市圈

城市社区的聚集或连续网络

🇯🇵Japanese

集会

都市コミュニティの集合体または継続的なネットワーク

🇰🇷Korean

교역

도시 공동체의 집합체 또는 연속적인 네트워크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khu đô thị

một tập hợp hoặc mạng lưới liên tục của các cộng đồng đô thị

🇹🇭Thai

การรวมกลุ่ม

การรวมตัวหรือเครือข่ายอย่างต่อเนื่องของชุมชนเมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

konurbasi

suatu agregasi atau jaringan komunitas perkotaan yang berkesinambungan

🇲🇾Malay

konurbasi

agregasi atau rangkaian berterusan komuniti bandar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منطقة حضرية

تجمع أو شبكة مستمرة من المجتمعات الحضرية

🇮🇷Persian

شهرنشینی

تجمع یا شبکه مستمر جوامع شهری

🇹🇷Turkish

şehir merkezi

kentsel toplulukların toplanması veya sürekli ağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קברי

רשת מצטברת או רציפה של קהילות עירוניות

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The primary meaning of 'conurbation' is 'an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities'.

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'conurbation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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