Urbana

[ ur-ban-uh ]

/ ɜrˈbæn ə /

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noun

a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.

a city in W Ohio.

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Both alternate between the past and the present; both feature Urbana-Champaign as a significant setting.
The Bioterrorist Who Loved Mahler|Ron Hogan|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She studied creative writing and got an M.B.A. in marketing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Detective Who Can't Remember Clues|Jane Ciabattari|July 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He won a masters in engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after studying there as an undergrad.
The Guy Who's Got $700 Billion of Your Money|Ross Goldberg|October 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The Urbana Wine Company produces excellent sparkling wines of singular lightness and of delicate though distinctive flavour.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines|Henry Vizetelly

Christallina owned who she was, and told Urbana the beau and courtier that had her heart.
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell|Daniel Defoe
Christallina and Urbana were not acquainted with each other, only by the report which fame had made of beauty.
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell|Daniel Defoe
Their names, for they are both persons of distinction, shall be Christallina and Urbana.
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell|Daniel Defoe
Then Urbana built a bigger school-house and got a new teacher, and for two years saw naught of Percy Davies.
Under Fire|Charles King