The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment. / The culture or way of life of people who live in cities. / Urbanization. / Urban planning.

plural of urbanism

Related to the (or any) city. / Characteristic of city life. / (US, proscribed, outdated) Relating to contemporary African American culture, especially in music.

simple past tense and past participle of urbanize

present participle of urbanize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of urbanize

(of a person, usually a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.

The quality or fact of (an area) being urban. / The degree to which a given geographical area is urban.

(uncommon) A male given name from Latin / A surname originating as a patronymic. / An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible. (biblical character)

To make something more urban in character. / To take up an urban way of life.