agglomération

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin agglomerātiō.[1] By surface analysis, agglomérer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡlɔ.me.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
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  • Homophone: agglomérations
  • Rhymes: -jɔ̃

Noun

agglomération f (plural agglomérations)

  1. agglomeration
  2. village, town, any built-up area

Descendants

  • Polish: aglomeracja
  • Romanian: aglomerație

References

  1. ^ agglomération”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.