adj · neutral
urban
UK/ˈɜːbən/US/ˈɜːrbən/UR·ban
relating to towns and cities
Examples
“Many young people prefer urban living because of job opportunities and nightlife.”
“Urban planners try to balance housing, transport and green spaces.”
“Air pollution tends to be worse in urban areas than in the countryside.”
Band 8 sentence
“I grew up in an urban neighbourhood where everything was within walking distance, so public transport was less essential.”
Collocations
- urban area
- urban planning
- urban population
Word family
Common mistakes
in urban area→in an urban area
urban people→urban residents / city dwellers
Say it for a higher band
5city→6urban area→7+urban
Synonyms
metropolitan
city
Easily confused
city
“Seoul is a large city with a dense urban core.”
metropolitan
“The metropolitan area includes several smaller towns surrounding the capital.”
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