urbānus, urbāna, urbānum

Definitions for urbānus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
of the city, urban, urbane, elegant
English derivatives:
urbanity urbanization suburban suburbanite

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Of, belonging to or connected with the city (esp. Rome). (b) (of persons, etc.) living or pursuing one's activities in the city (usu. Rome); (masc. as sb.) a city-dweller. (c) uilla ~a, the residential buildings on a country estate (opp. the functional buildings, uilla rustica): see VILLA. (d) praedium ~um, a piece of real estate in the city; (also, leg., applied to land in the country that has been built on, instead of being put to agricultural use). (e) (of living creatures, plants) domesticated.
2
(a) legiones ~ae (exercitus ~us), (in republican times) Legions stationed as a garrison in Rome and acting as a reserve in case of emergency. (b) cohortes ~ae, the garrison troops of Rome under the Empire, used to maintain public orders in the city.
3
(in the titles of magistrates, etc.): (a) praetor ~us, The praetor responsible for the administration of justice in Rome (from c. 242 B.C., only in cases involving Roman citizens); (hence of his office, powers, etc.). (b) quaestor ~us, one of the quaestors in charge of the aerarium in Rome; (sim. of his office).
4
(of persons, their practice, etc.) Having the style of the city, elegant and sophisticated, free from uncouthness, polished, smart, etc. (b) (of speakers or writers, their language) polished or elegant in style; (sim. of enunciation). (c) (in restricted sense) elegantly amusing, witty, smart.
5
(of attitude or demeanour) Having a townsman's assurance, free from embarassment or false shame (opp. rusticus, sense 7).

Sentences with urbānus

Latin to English

Teneo alius castra; odi hostis: ego urbs et res urbanus tueor.Compare Let others keep the camp; let them hate the enemy: We will take care of the city and the affairs of the city.

Duo legio urbanus ad incertus bellum scribo.Compare They enrolled two city legions to meet the uncertainties of war.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 174.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2105.
Word frequencies

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "urbānus, urbāna, urbānum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified October 8, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/urbanus-urbana-urbanum.