urbanism

[ ur-buh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm /

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noun

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

urbanization.

city planning.

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Origin of urbanism

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

Words nearby urbanism

urban guerrilla, urban homesteading, Urban I, Urban II, Urban III, urbanism, urbanist, urbanistic, urbanite, urbanity, Urban IV

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How to use urbanism in a sentence

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Increasingly, cities long left to rot are rising from the ashes of blight as they try to become shining examples of new urbanism.
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The damage done to people by megacity urbanism is most pronounced in poorer countries.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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
Around the world new cities are being built through this idea of quantitative urbanism.
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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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