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Dictionary: ur·ban   (ûr'bən) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or located in a city.
  2. Characteristic of the city or city life.

[Latin urbānus, from urbs, urb-, city.]


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Relating to cities or intensively developed areas. Contrast with rural, which refers to sparsely developed areas, or Suburb, which is a moderately developed area.

 
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adjective

    Of, in, or belonging to a city: city, metropolitan, municipal. See urban/rural.

 
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adj

Definition: city
Antonyms: country, rural, suburban


 

Of, living, or situated in a city or town. As no standard figures are given for the size of cities and towns, this concept can be rather vague. In Iceland, a settlement of 300 people is classed as urban; the figure is 10 000 in Spain. An area may be classified as urban by its role as a central place for a tributary area, providing a range of shops, banks, and offices. A high density of population may also be used as an indicator but the city may include large areas of low-density housing.

 
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IN BRIEF: Having to do with cities or towns.

pronunciation Urban planning is necessary so that people can live comfortably in cities with high populations.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bymæssig, by-

idioms:

  • urban district    byområde
  • urban guerrilla    byguerilla
  • urban renewal    byfornyelse
  • urban sprawl    tilfældig bymæssig bebyggelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
stedelijk, stads-

Français (French)
adj. - urbain, en ville, citadin

idioms:

  • urban district    (GB) conseil de district
  • urban guerrilla    guérrilla urbaine
  • urban renewal    rénovation urbaine
  • urban sprawl    étalement urbain, agglomération

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Stadt-, städtisch

idioms:

  • urban district    Gruppe von Städten, die von einem gewählten Rat verwaltet wurde
  • urban guerrilla    Terrorist, der in einem Stadtgebiet tätig ist
  • urban renewal    Stadterneuerung
  • urban sprawl    unkontrollierte Ausdehnung städtischer Randgebiete

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αστικός, χαρακτηριστικός αστικού κέντρου

idioms:

  • urban district    (ιστ.) δήμος
  • urban guerrilla    αντάρτης των πόλεων
  • urban renewal    αναβάθμιση (πυκνοκατοικημένων) αστικών περιοχών
  • urban sprawl    αρυμοτόμητη/αυθαίρετη εξάπλωση αστικής περιοχής

Italiano (Italian)
urbano

idioms:

  • urban district    distretto urbano
  • urban guerrilla    guerriglia urbana
  • urban renewal    risanamento edilizio
  • urban sprawl    espansione urbana

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - urbano

idioms:

  • urban district    distrito urbano
  • urban guerrilla    guerrilha urbana
  • urban renewal    renovação urbana
  • urban sprawl    descontrolado crescimento urbano em áreas vizinhas

Русский (Russian)
городской

idioms:

  • urban district    группа городских общин, управляемая одним выборным советом
  • urban guerrilla    повстанец или террорист, действующий в городе
  • urban renewal    снос или реконструкция отсталых городских районов
  • urban sprawl    стихийный рост городов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - urbano

idioms:

  • urban district    distrito urbano
  • urban guerrilla    guerrilla urbana, guerrillero
  • urban renewal    reordenación urbana
  • urban sprawl    aglomeración urbana

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tätorts-, stadsmässig, urban, urbaniserad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
都市的, 习惯于都市的, 住在都市的

idioms:

  • urban district    城市地区, 市区
  • urban guerrilla    城市游击队员, 城市游击队
  • urban renewal    都市更新, 都市改建
  • urban sprawl    城市的无计划扩张, 城市向乡村的延伸

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 都市的, 習慣於都市的, 住在都市的

idioms:

  • urban district    城市地區, 市區
  • urban guerrilla    城市游擊隊員, 城市游擊隊
  • urban renewal    都市更新, 都市改建
  • urban sprawl    城市的無計劃擴張, 城市向鄉村的延伸

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도시의, 도회풍의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 都市の, 都会の, 都市に住む

idioms:

  • urban district    準自治都市
  • urban guerrilla    都市ゲリラ
  • urban renewal    都市更新, 都市再開発
  • urban sprawl    都市スプロール現象

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نسبه الى المدينه, مدني, حضري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עירוני‬


 
 

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