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populated area vs conurbation

conurbation vs populated area

populated area and conurbation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
populated area Yes No No No
conurbation Yes No No No
As nouns, conurbation is a hyponym of populated area; that is, conurbation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than populated area:
  • populated area: a geographical area constituting a city or town
  • conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Other hyponyms of populated area include megalopolis, sprawl, urban sprawl, municipality, new town, barrio.
populated area (noun) conurbation (noun)
a geographical area constituting a city or town an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Difference between populated area and conurbation

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