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urban

[ ur-buhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating a city or town:

    densely populated urban areas.

  2. living, located, or taking place in a city:

    urban rooftop gardening.

  3. characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified:

    He’s an urban type—I can’t picture him enjoying a whole week at our cabin in the woods.

  4. of or relating to the experience, lifestyle, or culture of African Americans living in economically depressed inner-city neighborhoods:

    Their first album had a hard, urban vibe.

  5. Offensive. (used as a euphemism for Black or African American, rather than in reference to cities or their residents):

    a drug problem that particularly impacts the urban residents in this small town.



urban

/ ˈɜːə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or constituting a city or town
  2. living in a city or town
  3. (of music) emerging and developing in densely populated areas of large cities, esp those populated by people of African or Caribbean origin Compare rural
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Other Word Forms

  • t·ܰb adjective
  • ԴDz·ܰb adjective
  • i·ܰb adjective
  • ܲ·ܰb adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urban1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ܰԳܲ, equivalent to urb- (stem of urbs ) “city” + -Գܲ adjective suffix; -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urban1

C17: from Latin ܰԳܲ, from urbs city
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With the 10th City Nature Challenge — a four-day “bioblitz” competition to document urban animals and plants — beginning this week, now seems the perfect time to celebrate our friendly neighborhood fence lizard.

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Visitors also will find stories and visuals from contemporary urban equestrian groups that are educating youth and keeping cowboy traditions alive in schools and neighborhoods.

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The late pontiff's friend also pointed out that, while there was some criticism of Pope Francis in the media and major urban centres, he was loved in other parts of the country.

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Sure, the so-called theory of dad strength — gains in physical strength and stamina that some new dads seemingly experience upon entering fatherhood — might be more of a playful urban legend than scientifically proven fact.

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Finally, citizens in local communities — rural, suburban, and urban — throughout the nation are also resisting the Trump administration’s reckless dismantling of federal agencies that support inclusive and humanistic participatory democracy.

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