conurbation
co·nur·ba·tion
noun
1.
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Origin
From Latin con- (“together”) + urbs (“city”) + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist, sociologist, and geographer Patrick Geddes in 1915.
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