Meaning
conurbation
- a large urban area formed by neighboring towns and cities that have grown together
In a sentence
La conurbazione costiera si è estesa negli ultimi decenni.
The coastal conurbation has expanded in recent decades.
Questa conurbazione collega ormai tre città vicine?
Does this conurbation now connect three nearby cities?
La zona non è una conurbazione continua, ma un insieme di centri.
The area is not a continuous conurbation, but a group of towns.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| conurbazione | feminine · singular |
| conurbazioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal/urban-planning word, less common in everyday speech.
- Often used with urbana or industriale.
- Do not confuse with quartiere or periferia, which are smaller areas.