Definition: 1. Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area. 2. Located in or characteristic of a city or city life. 3. Connected with a town or city.
Use 'urban' in a sentence:
1. Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
2. Modern industry has been concentrated in a few urban centers.
3. He spoke angrily about the condition of the urban poor.
4. Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl.
5. Most of the population is an urban population.
6. Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
7. Public order is primarily an urban problem.
8. We do not ruin urban conservation areas.
9. Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work.
10. Mama thrived in the urban environment.
11. Malls and big-box stores have proliferated, while many older urban shopping districts have declined.
12. Waits sang about the boozy netherworld of urban America.
13. Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep.
14. Both the countryside and the urban environment have many things to offer.
15. Urban dwellers often accept noise as part of city life.
16. For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate.
17. Today, as urban population explodes globally, cities become more crowded.
18. Most urban areas are close to a park.
19. For a small state it has a large urban population.
20. The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.
21. They had access to urban merchants, markets, and trade routes.
22. Is that true in terms of urban planning?
23. The spread of urban areas endangers wildlife.
24. The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
25. Public complaints about urban noise pollution often fall on deaf ears.
26. Urban life has had both negative and positive impacts on women's lives.
27. But social workers say that this has created a culture of dependency, particularly in urban areas.
28. With bonfires outlawed in urban areas, gardeners must cart their refuse to a dump.
29. Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
30. Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
31. Industrialization inevitably led to the expansion of the urban working class.
32. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.
33. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
34. Between now and 2050, the urban population of Africa could triple.
35. It seems reasonable to expect rapid urban growth.
36. Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
37. But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
38. The hardy animals tolerate urban and suburban environments quite well.
39. Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job.
40. School crime and violence cuts across urban, rural and suburban areas.
41. These products were bought mostly by urban businesses.
42. The world urban population is rocketing upwards at a rate of 6.5 per cent per year.
43. The government recognized there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
44. The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
45. Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle.
46. His parents are trying to make up to him for the restrictions of urban living.
47. Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
48. He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.
49. There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
50. The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area.
51. It does take time to acclimatize, especially for guys who haven't grown up in an urban environment.
52. They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations.
53. The survey was carried out in both urban and rural areas.
54. Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
55. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct.
56. She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change.
