urban

UK: /ˈɜː^rbən/ US: /ˈɝbən/ ,(ûr′bən)

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ur•ban /ˈɜrbən/   adj. 

1. of, relating to, or making up a city or town:
   urban areas.
2. living in a city:
   the urban population.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ur•ban  (ûr′bən), adj. 

1. of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
2. living in a city.
3. characteristic of or accustomed to cities;
   citified:
   He is an urban type.

• Latin urbānus, equivalent. to urb- (stem of urbs) city + -ānus -an
• 1610–20

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urban / ˈɜːb^ən/ adjective

1. of, relating to, or constituting a city or town
2. living in a city or town
3. (of music) emerging and developing in densely populated areas of large cities, esp those populated by people of African or Caribbean origin
   Compare rural

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin urbānus, from urbs city