What does "conurbation" mean?

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

What is a synonym for "conurbation"?

Common synonyms include: agglomerations, borough, burg, chengdu, city, city region.

Pronounced //ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən//.

/ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ noun

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Noun

1
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
2
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities wordnet

"As time went on, the extent of these cities grew, and they merged into a single conurbation."

From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.