conurbation

名词 conurbation:

1. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
   同义词：urban sprawl, sprawl

con.ur.ba.tion

n.（名词）
A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.
大都市圈：包括邻近城镇和郊区在内在的以城市为主导地位的地区；大都市地区

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con-
Latin urbs [city]
拉丁语 urbs [城市]
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