conurbation 英 [ˌkɒnɜ:ˈbeɪʃn]   美 [ˌkɑnɜrˈbeɪʃn]

conurbation

conurbation  英 [ˌkɒnɜ:ˈbeɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑnɜrˈbeɪʃn]

n. 有卫星城的大都市;(几个邻近的城市因扩建而形成一个)组合城市,集合都市 

名词复数:conurbations 

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  • n. 有卫星城的大都市;(几个邻近的城市因扩建而形成一个)组合城市,集合都市
  • conurbation (n.) 1915, from con-, assimilated form of Latin com "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" (see urban (adj.)) + noun ending -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes in "Cities in Evolution."
con·ur·ba·tion / ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌkɑːnɜːrˈbeɪʃn / noun ( formal) a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city (有卫星城镇的)大都市,集合城市 conurbation conurbations con·ur·ba·tion / ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌkɑːnɜːrˈbeɪʃn /
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