urbanized
adjective/ˈɜːbənaɪzd/
/ˈɜːrbənaɪzd/
(British English also urbanised)
- (of an area, a country, etc.) having a lot of towns, streets, factories, etc. rather than countryside
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- (of people) living and working in towns and cities rather than in the country
- an increasingly urbanized society
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