as in civilized
to accustom to the ways of the city
we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from
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as in urban
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Recent Examples of citified
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
As humans have become ever more citified, the need for a touch of nature—rus in urbe—has become increasingly critical.
—Simon Barnes, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
Even in New York City with hotspots like La Esquina, Dos Caminos or Rosa Mexicana, the dishes focus on citified takes on classics, heralding table-side guacamole and delightful tacos with an array of garnishes.
—Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2017
Verb
Baseball caps and other unisex or men’s hats must be removed — a fact that does not seem to be known to many male bumpkins, citified or countrified.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
As humans have become ever more citified, the need for a touch of nature—rus in urbe—has become increasingly critical.
—Simon Barnes, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
Even in New York City with hotspots like La Esquina, Dos Caminos or Rosa Mexicana, the dishes focus on citified takes on classics, heralding table-side guacamole and delightful tacos with an array of garnishes.
—Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citified
Adjective
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This is the urban utopia that Democrats were celebrating.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The agreement will ensure the land is never developed and remains a refuge of natural beauty in the urbanized county, River Field President and CEO Kristin Faurest said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
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Japan has long had a declining population, and that is increasingly urbanized in a handful of dense metro areas.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Citified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citified. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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