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urban
[ur-buhn]
adjective
of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
densely populated urban areas.
living, located, or taking place in a city.
urban rooftop gardening.
characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified.
He’s an urban type—I can’t picture him enjoying a whole week at our cabin in the woods.
of or relating to the experience, lifestyle, or culture of African Americans living in economically depressed inner-city neighborhoods.
Their first album had a hard, urban vibe.
Offensive., (used as a euphemism for Black or African American, rather than in reference to cities or their residents).
a drug problem that particularly impacts the urban residents in this small town.
urban
/ ˈɜːbən /
adjective
of, relating to, or constituting a city or town
living in a city or town
(of music) emerging and developing in densely populated areas of large cities, esp those populated by people of African or Caribbean origin Compare rural
Other Word Forms
- antiurban adjective
- nonurban adjective
- semiurban adjective
- unurban adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of urban1
Example Sentences
The ongoing joint project, which drew from urban tree canopy maps developed by study partners the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the U.S.
Until now el-Fasher was the last major urban centre in Darfur still held by government forces and its allies.
“You couldn’t turn on an urban radio station without hearing a commercial advertising these cases,” Mitchell said.
The Commission of Fine Arts was established by Congress in 1910 and is formed of architects and urban planners.
Soldiers pointed out how that dividing line follows the intersection of Shujaiya’s leveled blocks with the damaged but largely standing urban center.
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