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conurbation

noun

Definition of conurbation

as in metropolis

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Recent Examples of conurbation It was left a ghost town, like many such European conurbations. — Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 The two colleagues run into one another on the ferry to an island that’s part of the wider Oslo conurbation. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024 Sheffield, meanwhile, England’s ninth-largest population conurbation, has not produced England’s champions since the most recent of Wednesday’s four titles in 1930. — Michael Walker, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 However, this does not mean that the development of remote jobs will have no influence on the future face of major cities and conurbations. — Arnaud Devigne, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Roads, office parks, and malls line the site now, part of the conurbation known as the Arizona Sun Corridor. — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024 This was no easy task in the jumble of a vast nineteenth-century conurbation. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 Riyadh Air, based in Saudi Arabia’s namesake capital, a conurbation of 8 million people, will commence flights in 2025, aiming to serve 100 cities by 2030. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023

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Noun

The metropolis appears to be on the outside looking in, with Las Vegas and Seattle considered distant frontrunners to land the 31st and 32nd teams.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Some 65 designers flocked to the Nigerian metropolis to showcase their collections to an audience of press, influencers, and other industry figures.

— Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of metropolis

Noun

The strike culminated in workers and average citizens gathering in downtown Barcelona and Madrid, along with protests in other cities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Phone and email messages seeking comment were left with the architect, property owner and general contractor listed in city records as being associated with the construction project.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of city

Noun

But visitors can also expect an unrivalled food scene, a thriving nightlife, world-class museums, unique architecture and a medieval old town that entices you to just keep wandering.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
The attack occurred Sunday night in Planadas, a town in Tolima province, where unidentified assailants fired rockets made from gas cylinders at a military base, according to Planadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of town

Noun

Rosa has centered her campaign on maintaining a balance of power, arguing that the country needs a counterweight to the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, which backs Neves and controls the government and most municipalities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2026
In September, banners attributed to Los Chapitos appeared in the municipality of Concordia — which includes Potrerillos — accusing the government of backing Los Cabrera and La Mayiza.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of municipality

Noun

Boyu promises to be instrumental in helping Starbucks open stores in cities beyond Shanghai, Beijing, and China’s other megalopolises, while keeping costs in check.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Reef-building corals—the engineers of myriad underwater structures—create maritime megalopolises dense with crevices and hidey-holes for fish and other sea creatures.

— Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024

Definition of megalopolis

Noun

An explosive device placed inside a car in a suburb of Syria's capital exploded Saturday evening, killing two people and wounding at least one, state TV and the Interior Ministry said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
Several explosions have taken place in Damascus and its suburbs in recent months as the country’s security remains fragile nearly two years after five decades of Assad family rule ended in December 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026

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