Definition of 'urbia'

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urbia in American

(ˈɜrbiə )

noun

cities collectively, as distinguished from suburbs (suburbia) and exurbs (exurbia)

Word origin of 'urbia'

ModL < L urbs, city + -ia

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urbia in British

(ˈɜːbɪə)

noun

cities collectively

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Used Rarely. urbia is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of urbia from the Collins English Dictionary

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zircon

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Jun 13, 2019