urban

Everyday

To do with towns and cities, not the countryside. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science: urban areas, urban wildlife, urban and rural compared. In everyday life: urban transport, urban parks. Phrases: «urban area», «urban life», «urban myth» (a strange story many people believe but is not true).

Examples

• Most people in the UK live in urban areas. tree →
• Foxes have learned to live in urban gardens. tree →
• Urban roads are busy at rush hour. tree →
• We compared urban and rural life in geography. tree →
• The alligator in the sewer is just an urban myth. tree →
• Urban parks give city children space to play. tree →

Note

Opposite: rural (countryside). Suburban = on the edge of a city. Do not confuse with «urbane» (polite and smooth). «An urban area» takes «an».