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   Ur·ban·i·ty

   /ərˈbanədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. suavity, courteousness, and refinement of manner: "that polished urbanity of his"
   • 2. urban life: "a picture of banal urbanity"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French urbanité or Latin urbanitas, from urbanus ‘belonging to the city’ (see urban).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › urbanUrban Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   May 14, 2024 · The meaning of URBAN is of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city. How to use urban in a sentence.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › urbanizationUrbanization | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts ...

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   May 10, 2024 · urbanization, the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. The definition of what constitutes a city changes from time to time and place to place, but it is most usual to explain the term as a matter of demographics.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Urban_areaUrban area - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. This is the core of a metropolitan statistical area in the United States, if it contains a population of more than 50,000. [1]

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › urbaniteUrbanite Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   May 8, 2024 · The meaning of URBANITE is a person who lives in a city.

7. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Thinking about Urbanity, Urban Settlements, Literacy, and ...

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   Apr 27, 2024 · Thinking about Urbanity, Urban Settlements, Literacy, and Exclusion: The Case of Medieval Scandinavia. In: Rose, E., Flierman, R., de Bruin-van de Beek, M. (eds) City, Citizen, Citizenship, 400–1500.

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8. www.britannica.com › topic › cityCity | Definition & History | Britannica

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   2 days ago · city, relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The name city is given to certain urban communities by virtue of some legal or conventional distinction that can vary between regions or nations.

9. urbrel.hypotheses.orgReligion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations - Hypotheses

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   May 14, 2024 · The Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences/ Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe “Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations“ currently invites applications for research fellowships (3-6 months) in the period of 01.04.2025 to 30.09.2026. Billets / Europe / Personal Reflections / South Asia. March 22, 2024.