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urban

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. urban
  2. urban district
  3. urban legend
  4. urban quaestor
  5. urban renewal
  6. urban revolution
  7. urban servitude
  8. urban society
  9. urban sociology
  10. urban sprawl
  11. peri-urban

ur·ban

adjective \ˈər-bən\

: of or relating to cities and the people who live in them

Full Definition of URBAN

:  of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Origin of URBAN

Latin urbanus, from urbs city
First Known Use: 1619

Rhymes with URBAN

Durban, rurban, turban, turbine, Urban

Ur·ban

biographical name \ˈər-bən\

Definition of URBAN

name of 8 popes: especially II (Odo \ˈō-(ˌ)dō\ of Lagery ) ca 1035–1099 (pope 1088–99)

Rhymes with URBAN

Durban, rurban, turban, turbine, urban

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