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urbanism definition

ur·ban·ism (ʉr′bə niz′əm)

noun

    1. the character of life in the cities; urban life, organization, problems, etc.
    2. the study of this
  2. movement of the population to, or concentration of the population in, the cities

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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