conurbation

• n. 有卫星城的大都市；（几个邻近的城市因扩建而形成一个）组合城市，集合都市

con-, 强调。-urb, 城市，词源同urban, suburb.

conurbation (n.)

1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution."

1. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities