urban : Idioms & Phrases

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department of housing and urban development

  • noun the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
    Department of Housing and Urban Development; HUD.
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housing and urban development

  • noun the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
    Department of Housing and Urban Development; HUD.
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secretary of housing and urban development

  • noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson
  • noun the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966
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urban area

  • noun a geographical area constituting a city or town
    populated area.
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urban center

  • noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    city; metropolis.
    • Ancient Troy was a great city
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urban guerrilla

  • noun a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns
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urban ii

  • noun French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
    Odo of Lagery; Otho; Otho of Lagery; Odo.
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urban legend

  • noun a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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urban planning

  • noun the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities
  • noun determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
    town planning; city planning.
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urban renewal

  • noun the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums
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Urban servitude

  • . See Predial servitude, under Servitude.
Webster 1913

urban sprawl

  • noun an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
    sprawl; conurbation.
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urban typhus

  • noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
    murine typhus; rat typhus; endemic typhus.
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urban v

  • noun French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
    Guillaume de Grimoard.
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urban vi

  • noun Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
    Bartolomeo Prignano.
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urban viii

  • noun Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
    Maffeo Barberini.
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