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URB-uh-n/ˈɜːbən/

Urban means connected with a town or city: urban areas; urban planning; urban wildlife. Rural is the common opposite; suburban is the edge. City is the noun. Do not call a village urban. Geography and policy: urban air quality; urban regeneration.

Meaning

Connected with a town or city.

Examples

• “Urban air quality improved after the clean-air zone.”
• “Urban foxes are now a familiar planning complaint.”

Good to know

urban areas / planning / regeneration. Opposite: rural. Edge: suburban. Noun: city. Geography/policy. Not a village. Collocation: urban wildlife.

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