urbanite en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English urbanite From urban + -ite (“resident of a particular area”).
Meanings
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Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.
But an electric car doesn’t make sense for individual urbanites. Few of them drive enough.
2024 January 18, Simon Kuper, “Electric cars are not the future”, in Financial Times:
- One of a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professionals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| urbanites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
ex-urbanite · exurbanite · suburbanite
Deriveds
Synonyms
urban dweller · city slicker · townie · city folk
Translations (53)
ka ქალაქში მცხოვრები (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · de Städterin (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · sv stadsbo (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ja 都会人 (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · nl stedeling (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · cmn 城市居民 (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · be място́вец (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ka ქალაქელი ადამიანი (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ka ქალაქის მკვიდრი (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · pl miastowy (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · pl mieszczka (demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professional) · pl mieszczanin (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · gmh steter (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · cmn 城裡人 /城裏 /城里人 (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · et linlane (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · gv ard-valjagh (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · fi urbaani (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ru горожа́нин (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ca ciutadà (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ro orășean (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · eo urbano (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · uk містя́нка (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · fr citadine (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · de Städter (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · rsk варощанка (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ga duine cathrach (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ky шаардык (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · pt urbanita (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · da byboer (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · pl mieszczanka (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ro orășeană (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ms anak kota (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · be гараджа́нін (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · pl mieszczuch (demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professional) · pl miastowa (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ru горожа́нка (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · uk містяни́н (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · de Stadtbewohnerin (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · fi kaupunkilainen (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · rsk варощань (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ko 도시인 (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ms anak bandar (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · dsb měsćanaŕ (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · da bybo (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · cy trefwr (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · fr citadin (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ca urbanita (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · be гараджа́нка (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ka ქალაქელი (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · es urbanita (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · txb riññe (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · ckb شاری (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area) · de Stadtbewohner (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area)