urban area

noun

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

Example Sentences

Modern urban areas continue to gain and lose residents for many reasons, including economic pressures, congestion, lifestyle shifts, pollution and, at times, major public health events.

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Archer Aviation is building electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, to shuttle small groups over dense urban areas.

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The analysis also shows that proximity is far more common in urban areas.

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Home prices in rural America are rising faster than in suburban and urban areas, deepening the affordability crisis in America’s heartland.

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They spread to other urban areas across the country, including the cities of Mwanza and Arusha.

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