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urbain — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • metropolitan adjective Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.
  • urban adj Relating to, or located in, a city or town, as opposed to the countryside.
  • urbane adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

Senses

urbain is used for these senses in English:

  • Urban (uncommon) A en given name.
  • urban Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
  • urbane Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

metropolitan — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.
  2. noun A senior bishop who oversees other bishops within a region.

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