Hypertext Webster Gateway: "urban"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Urban \Ur"ban\, a. [L. urbanus belonging to the ?ity or town,
refined, polished, fr. urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain.
Cf. {Urbane}.]
1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban
population.
2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city;
cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners.
{Urban servitude}. See {Predial servitude}, under
{Servitude}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
urban
adj 1: relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated
area; "urban sociology"; "urban development"
2: located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban
property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" [ant: {rural}]
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