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Meaning 1
A person who studies cities and their growth.
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noun
A person who studies cities and their growth.
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noun
An urban planner.
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noun
A Poor Clare who follows or advocates the use of revised codes of conduct in place of the original precepts established by Saint Clare.
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Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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noun
Alternative form of Urbaniste (“variety of pear”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English urbanist From urban + -ist.
From Urban + -ist. In reference to Catholic nuns, from the promulgation of a separate rule of conduct by Pope Urban IV.
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