What does urban mean?
Definitions for urban
ˈɜr bənur·ban
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word urban.
Princeton's WordNet
urbanadjective
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
"urban sociology"; "urban development"
urbanadjective
located in or characteristic of a city or city life
"urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners"
Wiktionary
urbanadjective
Related to the (or any) city.
urbanadjective
Characteristic of city life.
Urbannoun
A male given name from Latin
Urbannoun
A patronymic surname.
Urbannoun
An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible.
Grete wel Vrban, oure helpere in Crist Jhesus, and Stacchen, my derlyng.
Etymology: Latin Urbānus, name of eight early popes, from urbānus ("of the town or city, urbane").
Webster Dictionary
Urbanadjective
of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population
Urbanadjective
belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners
Freebase
Urban
Urban was a Danish free daily newspaper owned by Det Berlingske Officin. It was launched on September 24, 2001, shortly after the competing free daily MetroXpress. Circulation in second half of 2008 was 196,752. It closed on January 12, 2012.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Urban
ur′ban, adj. of or belonging to a city.—adj. Urbāne′, pertaining to, or influenced by, a city: civilised: refined: courteous.—adv. Urbāne′ly.—n. Urban′ity, the quality of being urbane: refinement: politeness.—Urbi et orbi='to the city and to the world,' a form used in the publication of papal bulls, for the purpose of signifying their formal promulgation to the entire Catholic world, as well as to the city of Rome. [L. urbanus—urbs, a city.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Urban
the name of eight Popes: Urban I., Pope from 223 to 230; Urban II., Pope from 1088 to 1099, warm promoter of the first Crusade; Urban III., Pope from 1185 to 1187; Urban IV., Pope from 1261 to 1264; Urban V., Pope from 1362 to 1370, man of an ascetic temper; Urban VI., Pope from 1378 to 1389, in his reign the schism in the papacy began which lasted 40 years; Urban VII., Pope in 1590; and Urban VIII., Pope from 1623 to 1644, founded the College de Propaganda Fide.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1930
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2358
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Adjectives Frequency: #250
Anagrams for urban »
Buran
unbar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of urban in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of urban in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of urban in a Sentence
We found that they were active in 22 states just in the last few years and concentrated in those areas that experienced a lot of illegal arrivals from Central America, it’s urban, it’s rural as well in some places that have never had this kind of a gang presence before and it’s difficult for them.
From picturesque lakes and lush forests to historical monuments and rugged landscapes, the National Parks provide an unforgettable experience for every type of traveler. we want travelers from all over the world to expand their view of United States beyond our bustling urban environments and really become synonymous with natural beauty, rich history and breaking adventure.
All the ponds, reservoirs and water bodies which earlier supplied water in areas of Tikamgarh have dried up. With no water available for irrigation, farmers have abandoned their crops and are migrating to nearby urban areas in search of livelihood and for sustenance. Life is really hard for them, the situation has never been so bad.
There is the vibrant, beautiful, urban community that is characterized by ongoing renaissance, and the poor, less educated, less visited, which faces more challenges, both Baltimores have been making progress in recent years.
Production has improved dramatically since I started using a solar-powered machine, boosting my income from around $50 to $90 a month, solar energy has improved my family’s quality of life such that there is not much difference between us and people in the urban areas.
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Translations for urban
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- حضري, متمدنArabic
- urbàCatalan, Valencian
- městskýCzech
- trefolWelsh
- städtisch, Stadt-, urbanGerman
- αστικόςGreek
- urbanoSpanish
- شهریPersian
- urbaaniFinnish
- urbainFrench
- uirbeachIrish
- urbanoGalician
- ard-valjaghManx
- városiHungarian
- urbanoItalian
- 都市Japanese
- 도시의Korean
- شارستانیKurdish
- urbanaLatin
- urbaan, stads-, stedelijkDutch
- urbanNorwegian
- miejskiPolish
- urbanoPortuguese
- городскойRussian
- gradski, градскиSerbo-Croatian
- urbanSwedish
- నగరTelugu
- kentselTurkish
- 城市的Chinese
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