Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ur-buh n]
- /ˈɜr bən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ur-buh n]
- /ˈɜr bən/
Definitions of semiurban word
- adjective semiurban of, relating to, or designating a city or town. 1
- adjective semiurban living in a city. 1
- adjective semiurban characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified: He is an urban type. 1
- adjective semiurban partly urban; between urban and rural; somewhat but not wholly characteristic of urban areas 0
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Origin of semiurban
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin urbānus, equivalent to urb- (stem of urbs) city + -ānus -an
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Parts of speech for Semiurban
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
semiurban popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
semiurban usage trend in Literature
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