urbanism

[ ur-buh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm /

noun

the way of life of people who live in a large city.

urbanization.

city planning.

Nearby words

urban wind, urbana, urbandale, urbane, urbanely, urbanism, urbanist, urbanistic, urbanite, urbanity, urbanization

Origin of urbanism

1885–90; urban + -ism, modeled on French urbanisme

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Examples from the Web for urbanism

Urbanism should be driven above all by what works best for the most people.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nobody could see at present that his urbanism sat upon him only as a garment.
The Well-Beloved|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for urbanism

urbanism

/ (ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm) /

noun mainly US

the character of city life
the study of this

a less common term for urbanizationSee urbanization

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