urban
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
Other meanings
Living in a city or town.
Having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town.
Related words
- urban survival syndrome
- rban boulevard
- peri-urban
- urban mining
- single-point urban interchange
- urban blight
- urban boarding
- urban contemporary
- urban dweller
- urban exploration
- urban explorer
- urban furniture
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "urbānus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “urban” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.