urban area

British  

noun

1. (in population censuses) a city area considered as the inner city plus built-up environs, irrespective of local body administrative boundaries

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urban area

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in surrounding areas, but Bordeaux's mayor said there were no plans to evacuate the urban area, home to 850,000 people and currently sheltering thousands evacuated from zones close by.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Now, engineers are looking sideways and digitally to create a new kind of interconnected urban area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

"That means that if a local policymaker in an urban area were to take interest in reducing exposures, they may receive the most impact per piece of infrastructure if they focus on storage," Buonocore said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025

Across the table, Kim Heuckel, 58, said she agreed but also wondered whether a member of Congress from a more urban area could properly represent the needs of her district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

He had once flown a burning Corsair away from a densely populated urban area before bailing out.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy