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[ adjective ] relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area

Examples

"urban sociology" "urban development"

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The U.N.F.P. learned that its urban organization , which depends heavily on U.M.T. support , was most effective .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

It is hard to believe that this mass of intertwined concrete constitutes what the law calls `` the highest and best use '' of centrally located urban land .

Only a radical change in the nature of the population in the central_city would be likely to destroy this preference - and we must now turn our attention to the question of whether such a change , gloomily foreseen by so many urban diagnosticians , is actually upon us .

Related terms

city

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[ adjective ] located in or characteristic of a city or city life

Examples

"urban property owners" "urban affairs" "urban manners"

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

The society is likely to be characterized by having a fairly modernized urban sector and a relatively untouched rural sector , with very poor communications between the two .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

And if the affection for the suburban branch reflects a desire to shop with `` nice people '' , rather than with the indiscriminate urban mass which supports the downtown department_store , the central location may be in serious trouble .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2335
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