: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Hartford and the greater Hartford metropolitan area have different resource bases and institutional realities than these other urban areas.
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Garth Andrew Myers, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
Newsom's office has clapped back at the president, saying the state's fish conservation efforts in Northern California aren't responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
More broadly, however, experts have told PEOPLE that urban infrastructure is not currently equipped to battle the kinds of firestorms like the one that swept through L.A. this month, fueled in large part by viciously strong winds.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
His global brand would seem like an odd choice for the most basic tier of New York’s urban shelter, sort of like handing out food-bank groceries in Louis Vuitton bags.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
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Garth Andrew Myers, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
Newsom's office has clapped back at the president, saying the state's fish conservation efforts in Northern California aren't responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
More broadly, however, experts have told PEOPLE that urban infrastructure is not currently equipped to battle the kinds of firestorms like the one that swept through L.A. this month, fueled in large part by viciously strong winds.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
His global brand would seem like an odd choice for the most basic tier of New York’s urban shelter, sort of like handing out food-bank groceries in Louis Vuitton bags.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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