Definitions for urban
ˈɜr bənur·ban

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. urban(adj)

   relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area

   "urban sociology"; "urban development"

2. urban(adj)

   located in or characteristic of a city or city life

   "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. urban(Adjective)

   Related to the (or any) city.

   Etymology: Urbanus, name of eight early popes, from urbanus.

2. urban(Adjective)

   Characteristic of city life.

   Etymology: Urbanus, name of eight early popes, from urbanus.

3. Urban(ProperNoun)

   A male given name from Latin

   Etymology: Latin Urbānus, name of eight early popes, from urbānus ("of the town or city, urbane") .

4. Urban(ProperNoun)

   A patronymic surname.

   Etymology: Latin Urbānus, name of eight early popes, from urbānus ("of the town or city, urbane") .

5. Urban(ProperNoun)

   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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Urban(adj)

   of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population

2. Urban(adj)

   belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. urban

   Song lyrics by urban -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by urban on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1930

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2358

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'urban' in Adjectives Frequency: #250

Anagrams for urban »

1. Buran, unbar

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of urban in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of urban in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of urban in a Sentence

1. Chris Thompson:

   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.

2. Gary Johnson:

   There are constitutional limits to that, but if you were to wave a magic wand, there are a number of departments that come up: Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Homeland Security.

3. Tim Ryan.Ryan:

   He totally gets South Carolina. His political skills and his intellect are as good as it gets in the party. I rely on that a lot and have a real friendship with him, he's so skilled and he understands the entire country. He understands urban America, rural America. He understands that a lot of the problems these communities face are the same.

4. Tom Joyner:

   Twenty-five years ago, there was no template for a syndicated Urban radio show and we worked hard to prove that we could successfully produce and market a national platform that would entertain, inform and empower African-American listeners.

5. Jeanette Mott Oxford:

   When you live in an urban area, there is money needed for public safety, public health, even just repairing potholes, i just became so cynical.

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