urban

adj

1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.

   “urban life”

   “urban traffic”

   “As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.”

   “Parkour – often referred to as freerunning – entails creatively moving through an urban environment: flipping, jumping and vaulting across various obstacles.”

2. Living in a city or town.

   “The Epithets of myce are thes; ſhort, ſmall, fearful, peaceable, ridiculous, ruſtik, or country mouſe, vrbane, or citty mouſe, […]”

3. Having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town.

   “All theſe Magiſtrats are but temporary, and have a time limited them; the Urbane or Citty Magiſtrats ſome of them continue in office 6. months, others 8. months, others are annuall; […]”

4. (US, archaic, proscribed)Relating to contemporary African American culture, especially in music.
5. (UK, US, euphemistic, offensive)Of an inhabitant or resident: black; African-American.

name

1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable)A male given name from Latin.
2. (countable, uncountable)A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. (countable, uncountable)An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible.

   “Grete wel Vrban, oure helpere in Crist Jhesus, and Stacchen, my derlyng.”