urban
Use Urban in a sentence
bən adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
2.
living in a city.
3.
characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified: He is an urban type.
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Urban II
noun
(OdoorOtho) c1042–99, French ecclesiastic: pope 1088–99.
Urban III
noun
(Uberto Crivelli) Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1185–87.
Urban IV
noun
(Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
Urban V
noun
(Guillaume de Grimoard) c1310–70, French ecclesiastic: pope 1362–70.
Urban VI
noun
(Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
Urban VII
noun
(Giovanni Battista Castagna) 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590.
Urban VIII
noun
(Maffeo Barberini) 1568–1644, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1623–44.
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urban (ˈɜːbən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or constituting a city or town |
| 2. | living in a city or town |
| 3. | Compare rural (of music) emerging and developing in densely populated areas of large cities, esp those populated by people of African or Caribbean origin |
| [C17: from Latin urbānus, from urbs city] | |
| Urban II (ˈɜːbən) | |
| —n | |
| original name Odo or Udo. ?1042--99, French ecclesiastic; pope (1088--99). He inaugurated the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont (1095) | |
| Urban VI | |
| —n | |
| original name Bartolomeo Prignano ?1318--89, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1378--89). His policies led to the election of an antipope by the French cardinals, thus beginning the Great Schism in the West | |
| Urban VIII | |
| —n | |
| original name Maffeo Barberini. 1568--1644, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1623--44) during the Thirty Years' War, in which he supported Richelieu against the Hapsburgs | |
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| Main Entry: | urban |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | See urban contemporary |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
urban
"characteristic of city life," 1619 (but rare before 1830s), from L. urbanus "of or pertaining to a city or city life," as a noun, "city dweller," from urbs (gen. urbis) "city," of unknown origin. The word gradually emerged in this sense as urbane became restricted to manners
and styles of expression. Urban renewal, euphemistic for "slum clearance," is recorded from 1955.
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Example sentences
Septic systems work well in rural and some suburban settings, where sewers are necessary in urban areas by today's standards.
For an individual urban property owner it has some benefits, but not as a means of feeding a city, or dealing with it's wastes.
Many urban and city areas have farmers markets as well.
Most employers seek persons who have a master's degree in city planning or urban design.
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