Urban Definition

ûrbən

adjective

urbaner, urbanest

Of, in, constituting, or comprising a city or town.

Webster's New World

Characteristic of the city as distinguished from the country; citified.

Webster's New World

In U.S. census use, designating or of an incorporated or unincorporated place with at least 50,000 inhabitants.

Webster's New World

Of or characteristic of the styles and culture of the inner city, esp. of the black inner city.

Urban music, fashions, etc.

Webster's New World

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pronoun

(uncommon) A male given name.

Wiktionary

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An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible. (biblical character)

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Other Word Forms of Urban

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urban

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Latin Urbanus, name of eight early popes, from urbanus (“of the town or city, urbane").

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Latin urbānus from urbs urb- city

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin urbanus, itself from urbs (“city")

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