adj.
- relating to a town or city.
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(also urban contemporary)
denoting popular dance music of black origin.
▸denoting popular black culture:
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urban comedy.
Derivative
- urbanism n.
- urbanist n.
- urbanization
or urbanisation n. - urbanize
or urbanise v.
Etymology
C17: from L. urbanus, from urbs, urb- ‘city’.
