urbanizing
present participle ofurbanize
urbanize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyurbanise)uk/ˈɜː.bən.aɪz/us/ˈɝː.bən.aɪz/tobuildhouses,offices, etc. in anareaofcountrysideso that itbecomesatown
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- anti-city
- anti-urban
- Cantabrigian
- citywide
- county borough
- dormitory town
- garden city
- Londoner
- metro
- municipal
- retirement community
- retirement village
- sanctuary city
- sister city
- smoke
- twin
- urban
- urbanization
- Woop Woop
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Civil engineering in general
Examplesofurbanizing
urbanizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He is caught at a turning point between an older rural world and a more modern,urbanizingone.
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Issues relating to preservation, protection and stewardship become increasingly important in such anurbanizinglandscape.
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The phenomenon of the rapidlyurbanizingcity and its implications for public health and morality thus became particularly pressing for liberals.
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The contemporary interests ofurbanizing, industrial cities and tens of thousands of citizens were not adequately represented in the government.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The city is predominantly rural, with only 16% of the population in urban areas, 40% inurbanizingbarangays and 46% in rural areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is especially important for the family forest landowners who are frequently at the edges ofurbanizingareas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is particularly a concern in emerging, rapidlyurbanizingsocieties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He strives to create a framework for humane and rational habitats, workplaces, open spaces and agricultural areas on a rapidlyurbanizingplanet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The city is classified as one of the fastesturbanizingcities in the country today.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The program is designed especially to prepare church leadership for effective ministries of personal and social transformation in the context of a multicultural, globalizing, andurbanizingworld.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.European cities were rapidlyurbanizingand sanitation was becoming an increasingly serious problem, whilst at the same time the cities themselves were becoming an increasingly important source of agricultural nutrients.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Northfield is now growing andurbanizing.
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