urbanite

noun

ur·​ban·​ite ˈər-bə-ˌnīt How to pronounce urbanite (audio)
: a person who lives in a city

Examples of urbanite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not exactly known as an Eden for young urbanites, Belmopan figures among the smallest capital cities anywhere in the Americas. Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 Timmons added that there is an uptick in new residents to the city, especially urbanites moving from pricier markets such as Vancouver and Toronto, seeking affordable housing. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024 As fusion cuisine rose in popularity among hip urbanites, food trucks proliferated in the recession following the 2008 financial crisis, and the sauce spread beyond Vietnamese and Thai food to Korean tacos, spicy tuna handrolls, barbecue, and countless other dishes that could use a garlicky kick. Indrani Sen, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024 His recollection of driving eastward across Washington State—from rainforest to sagebrush, secular urbanites to a landscape of believers, Democrat to Republican—is replete with evoked landscape, a complex human geography, and a needling critique of intrusive industry. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023 For example, urbanites had higher activity levels in one area of the brain known as the amygdala, which is a key area for emotional regulation and processing fear, compared to those living in smaller towns and rural areas. Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 For those who want to experience island living, International Living recommends the Caribbean islands of San Andrés, Baru, and Providencia, while urbanites should look into cities like Manizales, Bogota, and Pereira. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024 The 1920 census marked the first time that urbanites made up a majority of the nation’s population, and city dwellers weren’t humble about their ascendance. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023 For more than 150 years, the elegant MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa has served as a social hub at the heart of Sonoma, California, welcoming urbanites seeking an elegant base to explore the region. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of urbanite was in 1897

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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanite. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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urbanite

noun
ur·​ban·​ite ˈər-bə-ˌnīt How to pronounce urbanite (audio)
: one living in a city

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