urban - urbane

urban - urbane
'urban'
Urban means `belonging or relating to cities or towns'.

...urban unemployment.

More and more people are moving to urban areas.

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Urban is only used in front of a noun. You do not say that an area `is urban'.
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'urbane'
Someone who is urbane is well-mannered and relaxed, and appears comfortable in social situations.

...a moderate, urbane Dallas lawyer.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • urban, urbane — Each of these words is derived from a Latin term referring to a city, but they have distinct meanings and pronunciations. Urban (UHR bun) means pertaining to a city, characteristic of city life. Urbane (uhr BAYN) has a meaning of reflecting… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • urbane — adjective Etymology: Latin urbanus urban, urbane Date: circa 1623 notably polite or polished in manner Synonyms: see suave • urbanely adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • urbane — See urban, urbane …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • urban — See urban, urbane …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Urbane Landwirtschaft — in Chicago/US Urbane Landwirtschaft, auch Urban Agriculture, ist der Anbau oder die Verarbeitung von Nahrungsmitteln oder anderen landwirtschaftlichen Produkten innerhalb des städtischen oder peri urbanen Raumes. Dies kann Tierhaltung (z.B.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Urbane Landschaft — ist ein verhältnismäßig junger, aber verbreiteter Fachbegriff verschiedener raumbeschreibender und raumplanender Disziplinen, wie Geographie, Raumsoziologie, Urbanistik/ Städtebau, Architektur und Landschaftsarchitektur. Mit dem Begriff werden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Urban — (lat. urbanus ‚zur Stadt gehörend, städtisch‘, zu urbs ‚Stadt‘) bezieht sich auf: Urbaner Raum, das städtische Siedlungsgebiet Urbanität, das städtische Lebensgefühl und die Sozialstruktur Urbanisierung, Verstädterung Urbane Seilbahn,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • urban — URBÁN, Ă, urbani, e, adj. Care ţine de oraş, privitor la oraş; orăşenesc. ♦ fig. (Despre atitudinea sau modul de comportare al cuiva) Care dă dovadă de urbanitate; politicos, civilizat. – Din fr. urbain, lat. urbanus. Trimis de valeriu,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Urban — Ur ban, a. [L. urbanus belonging to the ?ity or town, refined, polished, fr. urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. {Urbane}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Urban servitude — Urban Ur ban, a. [L. urbanus belonging to the ?ity or town, refined, polished, fr. urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. {Urbane}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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