conurbation

Example Sentences

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It will mean the cancellation of services in the West Midlands conurbation, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

In Yuzhou city, part of Xuchang's conurbation, 1 million residents are already under lockdown, with people in some areas unable to leave their homes.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022

L’Asile, a conurbation of 52,000 people living mostly in rural communities, was founded in the 1930s.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

Ninety-three-year-old architect Cyril "Minch" Minchell dedicated a large portion of his career to creating the buildings and roads which turned a sleepy rural conurbation into a densely populated, major industrial town.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2017

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Prasat Kra Chap at Koh Ker, part of the vast medieval conurbation revealed by laser scanning in Cambodia.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2016