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urban planning

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The conscious design of towns and cities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: city planning, town planning, urbanism

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The science of such design.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: city planning, town planning

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: planning

4

noun

Meaning 4

the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: architecture

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: stadsbeplanning — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Azerbaijani: şəhərsalma — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Basque: hiri-antolamendu — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Catalan: urbanística — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Chinese Mandarin: 城市規劃 /城市规划 (chéngshì guīhuà) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Danish: byplanlægning — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Dutch: stedenbouwkunde — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Dutch: planologie — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Finnish: kaavoitus — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Finnish: asemakaavoitus — conscious design of towns and cities
  • French: urbanisme — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Georgian: ურბანული დაგეგმარება (urbanuli dagegmareba) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Georgian: ქალაქგეგმარება (kalakgegmareba) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Georgian: ქალაქთმშენებლობა (kalaktmšenebloba) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • German: Stadtplanung — conscious design of towns and cities
  • German: Städtebau — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Greek: πολεοδομία (poleodomía) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Greek: πολεοδόμηση (poleodómisi) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Hebrew: תכנון עירוני (tikhnún ironí) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Hungarian: várostervezés — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Indonesian: perencanaan kota — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Indonesian: tata kota — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Italian: urbanistica — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Japanese: 都市計画 (toshi keikaku) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Korean: 도시 계획 (dosi gyehoek) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Lithuanian: miestų planavimas — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Lithuanian: urbanistika — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Malay: perancangan bandar — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Norwegian Bokmål: byplanlegging — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: byplanlegging — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Polish: urbanistyka — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Portuguese: planejamento urbano — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Romanian: urbanism — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Russian: градострои́тельство (gradostroítelʹstvo) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh-bhailtean — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Spanish: planificación urbana — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Swedish: stadsplanering — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Ukrainian: містобудува́ння (mistobuduvánnja) — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Vietnamese: quy hoạch đô thị — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Welsh: cynllunio trefol — conscious design of towns and cities
  • Catalan: urbanística — science
  • Catalan: urbanisme — science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 城市規劃 /城市规划 (chéngshì guīhuà) — science
  • Finnish: asemakaavaoppi — science
  • Finnish: kaupunkisuunnittelu — science
  • German: Stadtplanung — science
  • German: Städtebau — science
  • German: Urbanismus — science
  • Greek: πολεοδομία (poleodomía) — science
  • Indonesian: planologi — science
  • Indonesian: perencanaan kota — science
  • Lithuanian: urbanistika — science
  • Malay: perancangan bandar — science
  • Polish: urbanistyka — science