Urban 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 12 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic context
/ˈɜː.bən/ (adj)
related to a city or town, municipal, metropolitan, built-up, city, town, inner-city, borough
Urban development covers infrastructure for education, health, justice, solid waste, markets, street pavements and cultural heritage protection. These constructions usually form part of specific sector programmes, including capacity building measures. Special attention is also paid to slums of large cities. Rehabilitation and reconstruction comprises in particular social infrastructure following natural disasters or conflicts.
Source: https://europa.eu/
Antonyms: rural, rustic
Verb: urbanize
Adjective: urbanized
Noun: urbanization
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