interurban

[ in-ter-ur-buhn ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈɜr bən /

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adjective

of, located in, or operating between two or more cities or towns.

noun

a train, bus, etc., or a transportation system operating between cities.

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Origin of interurban

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; inter- + urban

How to use interurban in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.
Streetwear pioneer, visionary entrepreneur, and community mentor Daymond John is honored with Hennessy Privilege Award|Hennessy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Et cert diu inter hos populos tant auctoritatis Sagamus n fuit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
He believed in the value of viva voce discussion, and discouraged all unnecessary inter-departmental correspondence.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
As soon as the door had closed, Jack Carlson bounded back to his desk, touched a button on an inter-office communications box.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Urban property and lands were assessed at values far beyond those at which the owners truly estimated them.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Erat autem is splendissimo candore inter flammas circus elucens, quem vos, ut a Graiis accepistis, orbem lacteum nuncupatis.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

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