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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
urbanize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics
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Examples
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The vast majority of that increase in urbanized population is occurring in suburbs and exurbs.
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This result is somewhat surprising since urban lifestyles tend to be more energy efficient, but, the authors argue, enhanced income and therefore increased consumption in urbanized economies result in increased emissions.
Bill Chameides: Climate Change: The Upside of Getting Old Bill Chameides 2010
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Old divisions between “city” and “countryside” have become misleading in urbanized nations like the U.S.
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Old divisions between “city” and “countryside” have become misleading in urbanized nations like the U.S.
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Only 12 of the 271 metros had 90% or more of their populations in urbanized areas; 61 had more than 80%.
USATODAY.com - A comprehensive look at sprawl in America 2001
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By definition, a densely settled area that has a population of 50,000 or more is called an urbanized area, and the entire population within that area is urban.
The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997
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The second component of the index measures how much a metro’s percentage in urbanized areas increased or decreased from 1990 to 1999.
USATODAY.com - A comprehensive look at sprawl in America 2001
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America is becoming more urbanized, which is both a boon and a bust for Earth-centered faiths.
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- intended for Bishop Ranch to one day be urbanized, which is why it was included within the city limits of Goleta.
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So you must have a very different definition of "urbanized" from the one that I use.
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