English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• /ˈɜːrbən/, /"3:rb@n/
• Rhymes with: -ɜː(r)bən
• Hyphenation: ur·ban

Adjective

1. Related to the (or any) city
2. Characteristic of city life.

Antonyms

• rural

Derived terms

• urban fabric
• urbane
• urbanism
• urbanity
• urbanize
• urbanization

Translations

See also

• Urbanus

References

• Websters}}

German

Adjective

• Urban area, a geographical area (including cities and towns) distinct from rural areas
• Urban agglomeration, a contiguous urban area made of multiple cities, towns, and suburbs
• Urban culture, associated with cities, especially hip hop culture
• Urban decay resulting from high levels of unemployment, crime and depopulation
• Urban design relating to transport planning and landscape architecture
• Urban economics the study of urban economies and their microeconomics
• Urban exploration venturing into the hidden parts of the built environment
• Urban heat island, climate change
• Urban legend, various rumors and legends of modern times
• Urban planning, the discipline of land use planning which deals with the physical, social, and economic development of metropolitan regions, municipalities and neighbourhoods
• Urban primacy, the disproportionate size of a major city compared to other cities in a country.
• Urban sociology human interaction and group dynamics in cities
• Urban structure relating to land use and zones in cities
• Urban tribe relating to city subcultures

Proper names

• Urban (name) (disambiguation page)
• Urban (newspaper), a Danish free daily newspaper
• Urban contemporary and Mainstream Urban, music synonymous with the contemporary musical genres of black origin
• Urban Adult Contemporary
• Contemporary R&B, "Urban Pop"
• Urban Records, a record label
• Urban Takeover, a record label