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

The relationship between lower church attendance and higher mortality appeared consistently across genders and was seen in both rural and urban areas of the United States.

From Science Daily

Nattergal hopes to open up the nature reserve for children from urban areas, on educational trips.

From BBC

This 2023 estimate from CalGEM is about three times higher than other parts of the state due to the complexity of sealing wells and remediating the surface in densely populated urban areas.

From Los Angeles Times

Once a fire spills from the wildlands into an urban area, homes become the primary fuel.

From Los Angeles Times

Children in economically disadvantaged households, homes with limited access to clean water, and densely populated urban areas showed the strongest impacts.

From Science Daily