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adj
Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: intercity
Antonyms: intraurban
noun
An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English urban English interurban From inter- + urban.
