: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
urban life/culture
an urban neighborhood
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The difference for urban consumers in China is that those farms are more connected to the internet and high-speed trains.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
An urban Via Ferrata on the outside of the building is also part of the vision.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 11 Feb. 2026
Supervise snow play in urban areas, where there may be more pollutants in the air.
—Isabel Lopez, Parents, 11 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, successive mayors, Democrats and Republicans, invested first hundreds of millions and then billions of dollars in what became the greatest urban-rebuilding program in American history.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
An urban Via Ferrata on the outside of the building is also part of the vision.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 11 Feb. 2026
Supervise snow play in urban areas, where there may be more pollutants in the air.
—Isabel Lopez, Parents, 11 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, successive mayors, Democrats and Republicans, invested first hundreds of millions and then billions of dollars in what became the greatest urban-rebuilding program in American history.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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