urbanite
noun
ur·ban·ite
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Definition of urbanite
: a person who lives in a city
Examples of urbanite in a Sentence
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Fesseau’s own neighbors, who are retired, are two such urbanites. — Natasha Frost, Quartzy, "A French rooster called Maurice is being sued by his neighbors," 6 July 2019 Reuters/Radu Sigheti While the Out of Africa romance has long beguiled the western imagination, international millennial tastes are challenging that narrative, as are those of Africa’s own affluent urbanites. — Lee Middleton, Quartz Africa, "Luxury safaris are trying to reinvent by getting greener and curbing an “Out of Africa” culture," 14 June 2019 On the flip side, that means urbanites have a lot of power to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, "Here’s how city dwellers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming," 12 June 2019 The Byar Volta is an electric city bike designed for urbanites with a penchant for luxury, not speed. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, "Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging," 17 July 2019 But even as well-to-do urbanites embraced greenery, voters in Queensland, where the economy has struggled since the end of the mining boom, warmed to the idea of the mine. — The Economist, "Adani’s giant Australian coal mine gets the go-ahead," 29 June 2019 Perhaps, the author speculates, urbanites living in dense neighborhoods like these simply become acclimated to large municipal governments and powerful civil-society organizations like unions. — Lyman Stone, WSJ, "‘Why Cities Lose’ Review: Where Politics Meets Geography," 25 June 2019 The biggest change is that urbanites want to work, enjoy and live in the same place now. — Sunay Sanghani, The Mercury News, "The secret’s out: Downtown San Jose is the latest Bay Area hot spot," 21 June 2019 Above & Beyond is teaming with Daybreaker, the popular morning movement class that invites urbanites to an hour of yoga followed by two hours of dancing before heading off to work, for many of these events. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Above & Beyond Announce Yoga Event Series in Conjunction With Their New 'Flow State' LP," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'urbanite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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