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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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