conurbation 1. A large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities. 2. Large area covered with buildings (houses or factories or public building, etc.) 3. A large area occupied by urban development, which may contain isolated rural areas, and formed by the merging together of expanding towns that formerly were separate['kɔnɜ:'beɪʃ(ə)n]n
