Urban
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɜːb(ə)n/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Urban is an adjective meaning Living in a city or town.
Meaning
Living in a city or town.
More Meanings
- Having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town.
- (US, proscribed, outdated) Relating to contemporary African American culture, especially in music.
- (US, UK, euphemistic, offensive) Of an inhabitant or resident: black; African-American.
- Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
Example Sentences
urban traffic
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Parkour – often referred to as freerunning – entails creatively moving through an urban environment: flipping, jumping and vaulting across various obstacles.
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Word Forms
- urbane
Synonyms for urban
Depending on context, synonyms include citified, urbanized, cityfied.
Antonyms for urban
Common opposites include bucolic, rural.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cityfied, citified, urbanized, urbanisation, urbanization, city.
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