urbanite

ur·ban·ite

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ur-buh-nahyt]
- /ˈɜr bəˌnaɪt/
- /ˈɜː.bə.naɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ur-buh-nahyt]
- /ˈɜr bəˌnaɪt/

Definitions of urbanite word

noun urbanite a resident of a city or urban community. 1
noun urbanite a resident of an urban community; city dweller 0
noun urbanite a person living in a city 0
noun urbanite Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area. 0
noun urbanite One of a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professionals. 0
noun urbanite Rock-like recycled building material from man-made sources. 0

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Origin of urbanite

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; urban + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Urbanite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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urbanite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for urbanite

noun urbanite

addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
addressees — the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.
autochthon — one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
burgess — a citizen or freeman of a borough
burgesses — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.

All 15 Synonyms of urbanite