Urban, a.
Etymology: [L. urbanus belonging to the urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. Urbane.]
1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.
2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners. Urban servitude. See Predial servitude, under Servitude.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists urban only as an antonym, under rustic.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given