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urbanicity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality or fact of (an area) being urban.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

The degree to which a given geographical area is urban.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 2002: Heinz Häfner (ed), Risk and Protective Factors in Schizophrenia: Towards a Conceptual Model of the Disease Process A number of studies have associated urbanicity at birth or upbringing with schizophrenia risk.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -icity English urbanicity From urban + -icity.