Urban vs Resident - What's the difference?
urban | resident |
Related to the (or any) city.
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Characteristic of city life.
Person]], animal or plant [[live, living at a location or in an area.
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
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As a proper noun urban
is (uncommon).As a noun resident is
resident.As a verb resident is
.urban
English
Adjective
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Antonyms
* nonurban * rural * bucolicDerived terms
* urban crawl * urban culture * urban fabric * urban legend * urbane * urbanism * urbanite * urbanity * urbanize, urbanise * urbanization, urbanisation * urban renewalSee also
* UrbanusReferences
*Anagrams
* ----resident
English
(wikipedia resident)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* permanent residentAdjective
(en adjective)- resident in the city or in the country
- He is our resident computer expert.
- stable and resident like a rock
- one there still resident as day and night