urbs

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UK/ɜːbz/US/ɝbz/

noun

A walled city in Ancient Rome.

OriginLatin urbs ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? ← Proto-Italic *worβis? →
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Meanings

nounurbs (plural urbes)

plural urbes

  1. A walled city in Ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
  2. Proto-Italic*worβis?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
  5. Latinurbs
  6. Englishurbs

Borrowed from Latin urbs.

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APA

urbs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbs

MLA

“urbs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urbs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urbs.

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