adjective
urban
ER-bun/ˈɜːrbən/
Relating to cities or towns.
Pedestrians cross a busy street between closely spaced urban buildings.
Etymology
From Latin urbs, urban retains the literal meaning ‘relating to a city.’ Its ancestor also described polished city manners, a meaning that became associated with urbane instead.
In context
a very large densely populated group of connected metropolitan areas that come together to form a much larger urban area
More examples
- Urban parks give residents space to relax outdoors.
- She prefers urban life to living in the country.
- The committee studies urban housing and public transportation.
Forms
urban
urbanization noun — The growth and development of cities.
urbanize verb — To make an area more citylike.
Similar words
- metropolitan
- Relates to a large city and its surrounding communities.
- municipal
- Relates to local government, not city life in general.