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Megalopolies vs Conurbation - What's the difference?

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megalopolies

Not English

Megalopolies has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

conurbation

English

Noun

(wikipedia conurbation) (en noun)
  • a continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl
  • Usage notes

    A Dictionary of Geography'' distinguishes between ''uninuclear conurbations'' (conurbations which have developed around one urban area) and ''polynuclear conurbations (conurbations which have developed from the aggregation of several urban areas).

    References

    * 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised) , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572 * 2005, John Scott and Gordon Marshall, A Dictionary of Sociology , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198609876 * 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606737