urban

[ ur-buh n ]
/ ˈɜr bən /

adjective

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

Origin of urban

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

OTHER WORDS FROM urban

an·ti·ur·ban, adjective non·ur·ban, adjective sem·i·ur·ban, adjective un·ur·ban, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH urban

rural suburban urban (see synonym study at rural) urban urbane

Words nearby urban

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British Dictionary definitions for non-urban

urban
/ (ˈɜːbən) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for urban

C17: from Latin urbānus, from urbs city