conurbation

Example Sentences

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"Linton-on-Ouse is not a major conurbation and has limited infrastructure which would struggle to support such an increased number."

From BBC • May 10, 2022

About 200 miles east of Algiers, Constantine, known to its Numidian founders as Cirta, is today a sprawling conurbation of more than 400,000 people.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 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

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

It lies somewhere at the intersection between small rural town and DFW’s fast approaching conurbation, explains Bill Elliott, the Bobcats head coach and the Celina school district’s athletic director.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2016