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    urban
    /ˈəːb(ə)n/

    adjective

    • 1. in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city: "the urban population"
    • 2. denoting or relating to popular dance music associated with black performers: "hip-hop's traditionally urban vibe"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishURBAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    of or in a city or town: urban development. urban decay. Compare. rural. Fewer examples. the urban sprawl of South Florida. The council is committed to a programme of urban regeneration. Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas. The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › urbanUrban Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of URBAN is of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city. How to use urban in a sentence.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryURBAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    of or in a city or town: urban development. urban decay. Compare. rural. Fewer examples. the urban sprawl of South Florida. The council is committed to a program of urban regeneration. Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas. The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishurban adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    /ˈɜːrbən/ [usually before noun] connected with a town or city. urban and rural communities. urban areas/centres. the urban environment/landscape. urban development (= the process of building towns and cities or making them larger) urban renewal/regeneration (= the process of improving the buildings, etc. in the poor parts of a town or city)

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishURBAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Urban means belonging to, or relating to, a town or city. Most of the population is an urban population. Most urban areas are close to a park. ...urban planning. Synonyms: civic, city, town, metropolitan More Synonyms of urban. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › urbanUrban - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the adjective urban to refer to cities or people who live in cities. It carries a suggestion of grittiness––urban style involves darker colors. The terms city and town are sometimes used inconsistently.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › urbanUrban - definition of urban by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Human Geography) of, relating to, or constituting a city or town. 2. (Human Geography) living in a city or town. 3. (Pop Music) (of music) emerging and developing in densely populated areas of large cities, esp those populated by people of African or Caribbean origin. Compare rural. [C17: from Latin urbānus, from urbs city]