: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Any slow-moving thunderstorms with torrential rain could also trigger localized flash flooding, especially in urban, poor-drainage areas, and bring frequent lightning.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Anchored inside the iconic glass-and-steel Sea Containers building (once destined for transatlantic trade)—this hotel is part floating fantasy, part urban playground.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is the urban utopia that Democrats were celebrating.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Anchored inside the iconic glass-and-steel Sea Containers building (once destined for transatlantic trade)—this hotel is part floating fantasy, part urban playground.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is the urban utopia that Democrats were celebrating.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urban
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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