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urbanite

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: city slicker, urban dweller, townie

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professionals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Rock-like recycled building material from man-made sources.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English urbanite From urban + -ite (“resident of a particular area”).

Etymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English urbanite From urban + -ite (“rock or mineral”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ciutadà — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Catalan: urbanita — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Danish: bybo — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Danish: byboer — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Dutch: stedeling — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Esperanto: urbano — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Estonian: linlane — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Finnish: kaupunkilainen — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Finnish: urbaani — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • French: citadin — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Georgian: ქალაქელი (kalakeli) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Georgian: ქალაქში მცხოვრები (kalakši mcxovrebi) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Georgian: ქალაქის მკვიდრი (kalakis mḳvidri) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Georgian: ქალაქელი ადამიანი (kalakeli adamiani) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • German: Städter — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • German: Stadtbewohner — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • German: Städterin — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • German: Stadtbewohnerin — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Middle High German: steter — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Irish: duine cathrach — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Japanese: 都会人 (tokaijin) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Korean: 도시 사람 (dosi saram) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Central Kurdish: شاری (şarî) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Kyrgyz: шаардык (şaardık) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Malay: anak kota — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Malay: anak bandar — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Manx: ard-valjagh — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Pannonian Rusyn: варощань (varoščanʹ) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Pannonian Rusyn: варощанка (varoščanka) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Polish: mieszczanin — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Polish: mieszczanka — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Portuguese: urbanita — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Romanian: orășean — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Romanian: orășeană — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Russian: горожа́нин (gorožánin) — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Lower Sorbian: měsćanaŕ — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Spanish: urbanita — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Swedish: stadsbo — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Tocharian B: riññe — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
  • Welsh: trefwr — someone who lives in a city or similar urban area