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Meanings of urban area in English

Russian
город
Portuguese
espaço urbano
Catalan
àrea urbana
Spanish
area urbana

A geographical area constituting a city or town.

город

The area within a city or town, as indicated by appropriate traffic signs (or, in the United Kingdom, by the presence of street lights), where different traffic rules are in effect, such as a reduction of the speed limit.

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Statistical area of the United States, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Usage of urban area in English
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Bradford is just the latest urban area to get the Alsop treatment.
The Guardian
2
Harvard's campus is located in a densely populated urban area adjoining Boston.
Reuters
3
Anyone outside an urban area was immediately teleported in to safety.
The evolutionary void
4
Half of the urban area that will be needed hasn't been built yet.
The Guardian
5
Empty land is tough to come by in Mexico City's crammed urban area.
Reuters
6
Both houses are in housing estates in a built-up urban area.
The Irish Times
7
One hundred houses in the urban area have been declared unsanitary.
Radio NZ
8
How you deal with a rampaging five-hundred-foot monster in a crowded urban area?
Wired
9
If you're in a congested urban area, are you gonna do a J-turn?
Wired
10
Background: The cesarean section rate in Vietnam has been increasing especially in urban area.
Pubmed
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Conclusion: Migration is a confounder in planning malaria control in this endemic urban area.
Pubmed
12
To get our population sizes we used the urban area measurement of each city.
The Guardian
13
If you live in an urban area, think about cycling or walking to work.
The Irish Times
14
This highly connected urban area represents one of the wealthiest parts of the globe.
The Guardian
15
Millions of people live in the urban area surrounding Osaka.
The Guardian
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But how do you make sure a dense urban area can accommodate that growth?
Wired
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