conurbations

noun

plural of conurbation
as in cities

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  1. cities
  2. towns
  3. metropolises
  4. megalopolises
  5. municipalities
  6. suburbs
Noun
  • Whereas North County cities account for about 20% of the county’s population, their mayors control 40% of the seats on SANDAG’s 20-member board.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to impact many eastern Chinese cities on Sunday, China’s National Meteorological Center said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
Definition of cities
Noun
  • Independent Polish judges visited scores of towns to promote the rule of law and teach voters about the country's constitution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Increasingly severe wildfires — fueled by climate change and more than a century of forest mismanagement — have forced an environmental reckoning on mountain towns nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of towns
Noun
  • Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
  • The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of metropolises
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
  • While strolling the exhibits, García explains the roots of one of the largest megalopolises on earth and how its evolution lends to the symbology and tradition of the festival.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023
Definition of megalopolises
Noun
  • While Thunberg says he’s seen some support for the lanes, Knox, who is also on the LNTC board, says local municipalities haven’t been convinced.
    — Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Yet in many municipalities, responsibility for maintaining sidewalks is a patchwork system, often left to private owners rather than local government.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of municipalities
Noun
  • The law primarily applies to rural and small towns along with affluent suburbs and is intended to boost the supply of housing available to people with below-average incomes.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • Over the last decade-plus, the art collective has grown beyond its anything-goes, punk-meets-psychedelic roots into an organization with full-scale, maximalist installations in its hometown, Denver, Las Vegas, Houston and the Dallas suburbs.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of suburbs
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