URBS

Meaning of URBS in English

[ ə:bz ]

■ noun chiefly literary the city.

Origin

from L.

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CONURBATION — noun Etymology: com- + Latin urb-, urbs city Date: 1915 an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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LEIPZIG — City (pop., 2002 est.: 493,052), east-central Germany. Situated in western Saxony state, it was in the 11th century a fortified …
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SUBURBAN
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SUBURB — I. ˈsəˌbərb, -ˌbə̄b, -ˌbəib sometimes -_bə(r)b noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suburbium, from sub- under, near …
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SUBTOPIA — (ˌ)səbˈtōpēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: sub urbs + -topia (as in utopia ) chiefly Britain : the suburbs of …
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URBICULTURE — ˈərbəˌkəlchər noun Etymology: Latin urb-, urbs city + English -i- + culture : the practices and problems peculiar to cities …
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URBICOLAE — ˌərˈbīkəˌlē, -ˌlī Etymology: New Latin, from plural of urbicola city dweller, from Latin urb-, urbs city + New Latin -i- …
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URBAN
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SUBURBICARIAN — |səˌbərbə|ka(a)rēən adjective Etymology: Late Latin suburbicari us (from Latin sub- + Late Latin urbicarius of the city, from Latin urbicus …
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CONURBATION — ˌkänə(r)ˈbāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: com- + Latin urb-, urbs town + English -ation — more at urban : …
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URBAN
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CONURBATION — /kon'euhr bay"sheuhn/ , n. an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they …
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URBAN — adjective Etymology: Latin urbanus, from urbs city Date: 1619 : of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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SUBURB — noun Etymology: Middle English suburbe, from Anglo-French, from Latin suburbium, from sub- near + urbs city — more at sub- …
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CONURBATION — noun Etymology: com- + Latin urb-, urbs city Date: 1915 : an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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URBAN — ■ adjective 1》 relating to a town or city. 2》 (also ~ contemporary ) denoting popular dance music of black …
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SUBURB — ■ noun an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. Origin ME: from OFr. ~e or L. ~ium …
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CONURBATION — [ ˌkɒnə'beɪʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a …
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URBAN — [ur.ban] adj [L urbanus, fr. urbs city] (1619): of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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SUBURB — [sub.urb] n [ME, fr. L suburbium, fr. sub- near + urbs city--more at sub-] (14c) 1 a: an outlying part …
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CONURBATION — [con.ur.ba.tion] n [com- + L urb-, urbs city] (1915): an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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TOLEDO — provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, south-central Spain. It is bordered north by the provinces of …
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ROME — Italian Roma, historic city and capital of Roma provincia, of Lazio regione, and of Italy. It is located on the …
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ORVIETO — town, Terni provincia, in the Umbria regione of central Italy. The town is situated atop an isolated rock 640 feet …
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LEIPZIG — city, east-central Germany, situated in the western part of Saxony Land (state). It lies just above the junction of the …
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HUESCA — provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Aragon, northeastern Spain. It is bordered east by Lrida province, south and …
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URBANE — / ɜːˈbeɪn; NAmE ɜːrˈb-/ adjective ( especially of a man ) good at knowing what to say and how to …
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URBAN — / ˈɜːbən; NAmE ˈɜːrbən/ adjective [ usually before noun ] connected with a town or city : damage to both …
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SUBURBAN — / səˈbɜːbən; NAmE -ˈbɜːrb-/ adjective 1. in or connected with a suburb : suburban areas a suburban street life in …
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SUBURB — / ˈsʌbɜːb; NAmE -ɜːrb/ noun (also NAmE informal the burbs [ pl. ]) an area where people live that is …
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CONURBATION — / ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːnɜːrˈb-/ noun a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city •• …
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