conurbation

Example Sentences

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Then in 2014, fracking for oil and gas started in the surrounding region, and the conurbation boomed.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

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

Fast forward four years, and while the town is basking in the brightness of the spring sunshine, the axe of uncertainty is hovering over this manufacturing conurbation yet again.

From BBC • May 21, 2019

It’s part of a giant conurbation of satellite towns surrounding Phoenix, and is a classic example of why this metropolitan – or “megapolitan” – area is tempting fate.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2018