: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet the camera was also capturing a growing blurring of the boundaries between the Japanese and Taiwanese urban elite in colonial society.
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In urban zones, these totals are particularly disruptive during high-traffic periods.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet the camera was also capturing a growing blurring of the boundaries between the Japanese and Taiwanese urban elite in colonial society.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
In urban zones, these totals are particularly disruptive during high-traffic periods.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 15 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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