ur ‧ ban ‧ ized BrE AmE ( also urbanised British English ) /ˈɜːbənaɪzd $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective
1 . an urbanized country or area has a lot of houses, factories, shops, offices etc:
the most heavily urbanized regions
2 . in an urbanized society, there are a lot of people who live and work in towns and cities:
During the 19th century, Britain became the world’s first modern urbanized society.
—urbanization /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌɜːrbənə-/ noun [uncountable] :
the transformation of the social structure by urbanization