konurbation
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English conurbation.
Noun
[edit]konurbation c
- (dated, rare) conurbation
- Synonyms: agglomeration, storstadsområde, storstadsregion, tätortsområde, tätortsregion
- 2018 March 15, Axess, page 32:
- Hongkong har jag genomkorsat, en själlös konurbation, en veritabel motorvägsspaghetti.
- I have traversed Hong Kong, a soulless conurbation, a veritable spaghetti of highways.
- 1992 December 30, Arbetet nyheterna, page 12:
- Inom denna region skapas konurbationer, det vill säga flerkärniga områden, […]
- Within this region, conurbations are created, that is, polycentric areas, […]
- 1990 April 22, Dagens nyheter, page 2:
- Forskarna använder här ordet ”konurbation” som beteckning på näraliggande städer […] De urskiljer ett 20-tal sådana konurbationer i Sverige […]
- Researchers use the word "conurbation" here to denote nearby cities […] They identify about 20 such conurbations in Sweden […]
- 1965 May 12, Aftonbladet, page 4:
- […] tätorter som bildar vad engelsmännen kallar "konurbationer". En tätortsregion som Chicago Metropolitan […]
- […] urban areas that form what the English call "conurbations." An urban region like the Chicago Metropolitan […]