relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
"urban sociology"
"urban development"
located in or characteristic of a city or city life
"urban property owners"
"urban affairs"
"urban manners"
Related to the (or any) city.
"The new urban development project will transform the old industrial district into a vibrant neighborhood of shops and parks."
In plain English: Urban means relating to a city or town instead of the countryside.
"The city has many urban areas where people live in apartments and walk to work."
Usage: Use "urban" specifically when describing things located within or characteristic of a city, such as urban planning or an urban environment. Avoid using it interchangeably with rural, which refers strictly to countryside areas outside cities.
A male given name from Latin
"My friend decided to go by the urban nickname Urban instead of his real first name at school."
The word "urban" comes from the Latin urbānus, which originally meant "belonging to a city." It entered English via Middle French, where it also carried meanings like "courteous" and "refined," before settling into its current sense of relating to cities.