adjective
- having been developed into or made characteristic of a city or urban area
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The once rural valley has become heavily urbanised over the past decade.
- Many urbanised areas struggle with air pollution and traffic congestion.
- The government plans to develop more urbanised zones near the capital.
- Wildlife habitats are disappearing as more land becomes urbanised.
- She preferred the quiet countryside to urbanised environments.
- The urbanised region now houses over two million people.