Urbana

American

[ur-ban-uh] / ɜrˈbæn ə /

noun

a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.
a city in W Ohio.

Example Sentences

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"We're not savages, we're not animals, we're not aliens; we are humans and we are Americans," the singer said after being given the Grammy for Best Musica Urbana Album.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Along with Italy's Impregilo, Belgium's Jan De Nul and Panama's Constructora Urbana, Sacyr was part of the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal that carried out the Panama Canal's expansion between 2009 and 2016.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The 2024 count in Urbana will be limited to neighborhoods that saw the biggest decreases.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

While Szkotnicki recorded one of the Seahawks’ five pins, Urbana forfeited at Ditmars’s 152-pound class, and Tamayo lost a 9-5 decision at 145.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

A key piece in the jigsaw puzzle of the doomed robins was soon to be supplied by Dr. Roy Barker of the Illinois Natural History Survey at Urbana.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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