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urban
/ˈɜːbən/
adjective
Related to towns and cities.
- “Urban areas are growing faster than rural ones.”Toofey
- “The bulk of his work is in the urban area.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)