Simple meaning
What does Urban mean?
Urban means about cities and towns.
Dictionary definition
Related to cities and towns where many people live close together.
Example sentences
Urban in a sentence
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In class, we learned what urban means.
medium
During a reading activity, the teacher used urban in a history passage.
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Our project showed how urban helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Urban
cityConnected with a city setting.
metropolitanRelated to larger city areas.
Antonyms
Opposite words
ruralRelated to countryside areas.
countryAway from city centers.
Word family
Urban word family
Base word
urban
adjective
urban
Base form.
adjective
urbanize
Related form.
adjective
urbanized
Related form.
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Practice 1
What does urban mean?
Urban is used for urban means about cities and towns.
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