Word of the Day – Conurbation

• Noun:  Conurbation
  1.   an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
• Synonyms:
  1. capital
  2. center
  3. downtown
  4. metropolis
  5. municipality
  6. megalopolis
  7. boom town
  8. metropolitan area
  9. polis
  10. urban place
  11. urbs
• Usage:
  1. “In the midst of this planetary pandemic, nobody wants to meet any more at the “Crossroads of the World”. A city known for its infectious energy, a city that likes to boast it never even has to sleep, has been forced into hibernation. With more cases than any other American conurbation, this city is once again Ground Zero, a term no New Yorker ever wanted applied here again. With manic suddenness, our world has been turned upside down, just as it was on September 11th..”
• Encountered:
  1. Article on BBC.COM news site –Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US – and its president

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