adj
urban
URBN
adj
1
Relating to, or located in, a city or town, as opposed to the countryside.
"Urban areas tend to have higher population density than rural ones."
"The charity focuses on urban poverty in major cities."
How to Use Urban
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with cities and city life, in contrast to rural or suburban settings.
Easily confused with
urbane
Common pairings
urban area
urban development
urban sprawl
Word Forms
more urban comparative, Urbans plural, most urban superlative
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Etymology
From Latin urbānus, "of a city," from urbs, "city" — the same root that gives us "suburb" and "urbane."