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urban

urban

571 2.5
About a city or town rather than the countryside
  • adjective
  • /ˈɜr.bən/
translation icon : urbano
  • It's nice to get away from the urban sprawl.
  • urban and rural
  • urban schools
  • urban areas

Who would survive longer in an urban area zombie apocalypse?

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Examples

  • First, replication of this study in larger urban areas may yield different findings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The urban landscape was filled with tall buildings and bustling streets.

  • And are we going to become a more urban society given that?

  • And, and then I went to work with the urban poor because of that value.

  • For example, both our case studies were set in large, urban areas with many students affected by poverty.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So we're going to stick to urban lifestyle.

  • So I will always write about urban environments.

  • All participants were students in the public urban high school where the first author was employed.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's not unlike a lot of other urban places that I've been.

  • This blueprint was prepared by a group of urban planners and researchers.

Synonyms

city-like
vsurban
1 4.1

Like a city with busy streets and tall buildings

is expressed as a single standard adjective rather than a compound form

Antonyms

392 2.5

Of the countryside rather than the city, often near farms and open land

Compounds

41 2.7

A place with many people and buildings like a city

26 4.3

A story many people believe that is probably not true, often about scary or strange events

A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes

14 3.4

A large city where many people live and work

urban renewal
  • Specialized
7 3.6

Clearing and rebuilding old parts of a city to improve housing and services

urban planning
  • Specialized
7 3.9

Designing and arranging buildings, roads, and public spaces in cities and towns

A part of the United States government that runs housing and city programs for people

urban sprawl
  • Specialized
5 4.9

The unplanned spread of a city into nearby countryside that makes houses and shops far apart

The head of the United States government department for housing and cities

A person who lives in a city rather than in the countryside

urban guerrilla
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A person who fights in cities using surprise attacks and damaging property while hiding among people

1 3.2

Life in a city with a fast pace, many people, and many shops and services

urban fabric
  • Specialized
1 6.4

The buildings, streets, and people that make a city's character and layout

Customs and ways of life in cities, like fashion and music

9.9

A person in a city others call a left-wing activist and accuse of helping violent rebels

urban typhus
  • Specialized
8.9

An illness spread by infected fleas that causes fever, chills, muscle aches, and a rash

How Urban

metropolitan
121 4.8
inner city
97 3.2
urban
571 2.5
suburban
234 3.5
rural
392 2.5

Surface Forms

urban positive
urbane comparative
urbanest superlative

Etymology

The word urban comes from the old Latin word urbs meaning 'city'. You can see the same root in suburb, where sub- means 'near', so urban means 'of the city' and not 'rural'.