Definition of urban area Urban area
We found 4 definitions of urban area from 3 different sources.
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What does urban area mean?
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| urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town | ||
| populated area | ||
| rural area, country the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
| geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth | ||
| megalopolis a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) | ||
| conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawl an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities | ||
| common, commons, park, green a pasture subject to common use | ||
| municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government | ||
| new town a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation | ||
| barrio an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country | ||
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urban area
Areas within the legal boundaries of cities and towns; suburban areas developed for residential, industrial or recreational purposes. -
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The area within a city or town, as indicated by appropriate traffic signs (or, in the United Kingdom, by the presence of street lights), where different traffic rules are in effect, such as a reduction of the speed limit.
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Urban area is a word from geography. In an urban area, the population density (how many people live in a certain area) is higher than in the surrounding area. Many times, a minimum population density is also fixed. Urban areas are usually villages, cities and towns.
An urban area, with all connected areas (usually developed around some city) is called Metropolitan area.
