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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a conurbation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns or cities that have merged together.
Example: "The region has developed into a conurbation, with several cities now interconnected by transportation networks."
Alternatives: "an urban agglomeration" or "a metropolitan area".
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The town forms a conurbation with adjoining Bayt Jālā, to the northwest, and Bayt Sāḥūr, to the southeast.
It is a conurbation of 220,000 inhabitants and is regarded as the fastest growing urban community on the continent.
If you overdose on wilderness and the lack of people, you're bound to hit a conurbation at some stage.
But now, it seems there was a colossal low-density urban sprawl here, a conurbation of different places with massive working citadels with enormous infrastructure.
Even the weight of the skyscrapers, constantly on the rise in a conurbation in the throes of perpetual change, is contributing to Bangkok's gradual immersion.
John Prescott's ambitious plans for what is remembered in some quarters as Prezzagrad, a conurbation along the M62 corridor, may not be missed.
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The Salford Lung Study, whose results were reported in May 2016, is considered something of a micro-example of what HInM could achieve on a conurbation-wide scale.
The city has turned the corner from a deprived conurbation to a shining megalopolis, a neo-Hong Kong.
During the 19th century Malvern developed rapidly from a village to a sprawling conurbation owing to its popularity as a hydrotherapy spa based on its spring waters.
Shot in South Africa, set in Mega City One, a massive conurbation of an overpopulated, dystopian America of the near future, this 3D adventure of the comic book Judge Dredd centres on his supervising a female rookie in his fascistic, vigilante organisation.
She's swiftly enrolled into a witch camp, a shabby conurbation on the edge of town whose occupants are, Shula aside, exclusively elderly women.
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