ur‧ban‧ized (also urbanised British English) /ˈɜːbənaɪzd $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective

1. an urbanized country or area has a lot of houses, factories, shops, offices etc:
the most heavily urbanized regions

2. in an urbanized society, there are a lot of people who live and work in towns and cities:
During the 19th century, Britain became the world’s first modern urbanized society.
—urbanization /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɜːrbənə-/ noun [uncountable]:
the transformation of the social structure by urbanization

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