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urban

/ˈɝbʌn/adjective2 syllables

Urban means: located in or characteristic of a city or city life.

Synonyms for urban7

adjective, as in located in or characteristic of a city or city life

citified, cityfied, city-bred, city-born, city-like, urbanized, urbanised

Opposites of urban

rural

What does urban mean?2

adjective

1

located in or characteristic of a city or city life“urban property owners”

2

relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area“urban sociology”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with urban?2

two syllables

bourbon

three syllables

suburban
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Urban in a sentence

  • Surprisingly, the most serious consequences of rural depopulation are often felt in urban areas.rayshih715
  • In such an urban environment, anything could happen at any moment.OsoHombre
  • Ordinarily, urban planners do not view pedestrians as important traffic.unknown
  • Much of the air pollution in urban areas is caused by automobiles.mailohilohi
  • More and more people are moving to urban areas.CM
  • The urban population in most developing countries is increasing very fast.CK
  • More than half of the world's population lives in an urban area.Hybrid
  • Gas emissions cause serious pollution in urban areas.karloelkebekio

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