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urban
English
Etymology
From Middle French urbain, from Latin urbanus, from urbs (“city”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???b?n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b?n
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?n/
- Hyphenation: ur?ban
Adjective
urban (comparative more urban, superlative most urban)
- Related to the (or any) city.
- Characteristic of city life.
- (US, proscribed, outdated) Relating to contemporary African American culture, especially in music.
- (US, Britain, euphemistic, offensive) (of inhabitants or residents) Black; African American.
Usage notes
- The word "urban" in a musical context came to be controversial and it was described as perpetuating and reinforcing the racial stereotyping of black communities, especially black musicians, and as a "catchall for music created by Black artists, regardless of genre", leading to the music industry's replacement of it with more appropriate terms.
- "Urban" as a descriptor of black inhabitants or residents is an offensive and stereotypical usage; see Dictionary.com's "Historical usage of urban" for the explanation.
Antonyms
- nonurban
- rural
- bucolic
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Urbanus
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- urban at OneLook Dictionary Search
- urban in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- urban in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Braun, Buran, Rabun, aburn, unabr., unbar
Esperanto
Adjective
urban
- accusative singular of urba
German
Etymology
From Latin urbanus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???ba?n/, [????ba?n]
- Rhymes: -a?n
Adjective
urban (comparative urbaner, superlative am urbansten)
- urban
Declension
Synonyms
- städtisch
Further reading
- “urban” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin urbanus
Adjective
urban (neuter singular urbant, definite singular and plural urbane)
- urban
- urbane
References
- “urban” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin urbanus
Adjective
urban (neuter singular urbant, definite singular and plural urbane)
- urban
- urbane
References
- “urban” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- ürban
Etymology
From Latin urb?nus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yr?ba?/
Adjective
urban
- urban
Romanian
Etymology
From French urbain, from Latin urbanus.
Adjective
urban m or n (feminine singular urban?, masculine plural urbani, feminine and neuter plural urbane)
- urbane
Declension
Related terms
- urbanitate
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûrba?n/
- Hyphenation: ur?ban
Adjective
?rb?n (definite ?rb?n?, Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- urban
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin urb?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /urbá?n/
Adjective
urb?n (not comparable)
- urban
Inflection
Synonyms
- mésten
Further reading
- “urban”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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chigger
English
Alternative forms
- chigga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t????(?)/
- Rhymes: -???(r)
Etymology 1
From chigoe
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
- A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
- A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms
- (mite): harvest mite
Derived terms
- chigger weed (Anthemis cotula)
Translations
Etymology 2
Blend of chink +? nigger
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
- (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
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