urb
[ urb ]
nounInformal.
an urban area.
Origin of urb
1First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from suburb
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How to use urb in a sentence
Mundus numine regitur, estque quasi communis urbs et civitas hominum.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterA kind of immense white tumour rose and spread on the wounded and bleeding side of the great Urbs and drained away its life.
Critical Studies | OuidaSo long ago as the eighth century it was called urbs vetus (old city) and its modern name is derived from that.
Barbara's Heritage | Deristhe L. HoytRome that had made orbs and urbs synonymous was being conquered by the turpitudes of the quelled.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern | Edgar SaltusIt was a combination of urbs in rure, which my experience had not prepared me to anticipate.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb | Charles Lamb
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