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urban

Definition for urban

adjective as in city

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Poor waste management and unchecked urban development had worsened the situation, officials said.

From BBC

Hundreds of thousands of residents have fled the territory's biggest urban centre, where a famine was confirmed last month by a UN-backed body.

From BBC

She’ll sublimate her own romantic heartache in urban renewal and other good works.

She says they are being plagued by "an urban street gang made up of quite a high number of young girls".

From BBC

Hundreds of thousands of residents have so far fled Gaza's biggest urban centre, where a famine was confirmed last month by a UN-backed body.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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