Meanings
urbanite1
nounurbanite (plural urbanites)
plural urbanites
- 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 TimesSynonyms: city slicker, urban dweller, townie, city folk
- One of a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professionals.
urbanite2
nounurbanite (countable and uncountable, plural urbanites)
plural urbanites
- countableuncountableRock-like recycled building material from man-made sources.
In Eugene, Oregon, Rob Bolman received a building permit for a straw bale house with a foundation made of stacked urbanite with a cement-sand mortar and a poured concrete bond beam on top.
2002, Joseph F. Kennedy, The Art of Natural Building, →ISBN, page 107
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area.
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Origin
urbanite · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
- Proto-Italic*worβis?
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
- Latinurbs
- Latinurbānus
- Middle Frenchurbain
- Latinurbānus
- Englishurban
- Englishurbanite
From urban + -ite (“resident of a particular area”).
Full word history & related roots →urbanite · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
- Proto-Italic*worβis?
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
- Latinurbs
- Latinurbānus
- Middle Frenchurbain
- Latinurbānus
- Englishurban
- Englishurbanite
From urban + -ite (“rock or mineral”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian гра́жданин, гра́жданка
- гра́жданин (gráždanin)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- гра́жданка (gráždanka)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- гра́жданче (gráždanče)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Catalan ciutadà, urbanita
- ciutadàsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- urbanitasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Chinese Mandarin 城市居民, 城裡人 /城裏 /城里人
- 城市居民 (chéngshì jūmín)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- 城裡人 /城裏 /城里人 (chénglǐrén)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Danish bybo, byboer
- bybosomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- byboersomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Dutch stedeling
- stedelingsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Esperanto urbano
- urbanosomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Estonian linlane
- linlanesomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Finnish kaupunkilainen, urbaani
- kaupunkilainensomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- urbaanisomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
French citadin, citadine
- citadinsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- citadinesomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
German Städter, Stadtbewohner
- Städtersomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- Stadtbewohnersomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- Städterinsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- Stadtbewohnerinsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Irish duine cathrach
- duine cathrachsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Japanese 都会人
- 都会人 (tokaijin)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Korean 도시인
- 도시인 (dosiin)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Malay anak kota, anak bandar
- anak kotasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- anak bandarsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Polish mieszczanin, mieszczanka
- mieszczaninsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- mieszczankasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- miastowysomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- miastowasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- mieszczuchdemographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professional
- mieszczkademographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professional
- urbanitrock-like recycled building material
Portuguese urbanita
- urbanitasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Romanian orășean, orășeană
- orășeansomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- orășeanăsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Russian горожа́нин, горожа́нка
- горожа́нин (gorožánin)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- горожа́нка (gorožánka)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Spanish urbanita
- urbanitasomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Swedish stadsbo
- stadsbosomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Ukrainian містяни́н, містя́нка
- містяни́н (mistjanýn)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- містя́нка (mistjánka)someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
Welsh trefwr
- trefwrsomeone who lives in a city or similar urban area
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APA
urbanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbanite
MLA
“urbanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urbanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbanite.
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