: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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The Ukrainians seem to be particularly being used in urban areas, where resupply is especially challenging.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Vietnamese families are giving birth to fewer children and the birth rate has declined to 1.91 children per woman in 2024, state media said, and this is a trend that is especially true in the urban areas like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, where there are higher living costs.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Vietnamese families are giving birth to fewer children and the birth rate has declined to 1.91 children per woman in 2024, state media said, and this is a trend that is especially true in the urban areas like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, where there are higher living costs.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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