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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Example Sentences

According to a January study by BLogic Systems first reported in Food & Wine, the average office worker’s lunch bill comes to $23.60 in major urban areas.

From Salon

New York City, the US financial capital and the country's most populous urban area, could see as much as 12 inches of snow, the Weather Channel warned.

From Barron's

Parking lots in a walkable, urban area are “out of vogue,” said Scott Ziegler, an architect who has planned other mixed-use developments above grocery stores.

From The Wall Street Journal

Working in urban areas, where citizens — and protesters — abound, takes another.

From Salon

The Zone Zero regulations apply only to rural areas where the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection responds to fires and urban areas that Cal Fire has determined have “very high” fire hazard.

From Los Angeles Times