urbanism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûr′bə niz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•ban•ism  (ûr′bə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sociologythe way of life of people who live in a large city.
  2. Sociologyurbanization.
  3. SociologySee city planning. 
  • urban + -ism, modeled on French urbanisme 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
urbanism / ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm/
  1. the character of city life
  2. the study of this
  3. a less common term for urbanization
'urbanism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
New Urbanism - city planning - urbanistic

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