Thursday, January 24, 2008

Urbanity within reach

Urbanity within reach
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1. Of, relating to, or located in a city.
2. Characteristic of the city or city life.
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development" 2: located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" community
a style of soul or rhythm-and-blues music that involves electronic instruments; also, a radio format featuring this music; also called urban, urban music
Etymology: 1980
Usage: urban contemporary, n
The term urban means cities and towns as distinct from rural areas.
In terms of music, urban music (Urban contemporary) and urban radio are synonymous with the contemporary musical genres hip hop and R&B, and the associate hip hop culture which originated in New York City and is popular in urban areas (in these contexts the term "black music" has sometimes been used, and urban serves as a race-neutral replacement)
barrio, center city, central city, condemned buildings, core, core city, downtown, ghetto, public housing district, skid row, slum, slums, urban city, urban ghetto

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