urbanos

Urbanos is a Spanish term that functions both as an adjective and as a noun. As an adjective, its plural masculine form describes things pertaining to cities or urban life (for example, urban problems, urban development). As a noun, urbanos can refer to city dwellers, i.e., people who live in urban areas; the feminine form urbanas is used for women or mixed-gender groups.

Etymology: the word derives from urbano, which comes from Latin urbanus, meaning “of the city.” The form urbano- is the basis for related terms in many Romance languages that describe urbanity and city life.

Usage and context: Urbanos appears in fields such as sociology, urban planning, and cultural discourse. In some dialects, using urbanos as a noun to denote city residents is common, while in others it is less typical and habitually replaced by phrases like habitante de la ciudad or ciudadanos. The term is frequently encountered in phrases such as urban life, urban spaces, urban problems, and urban culture, as well as in discussions of urban development and planning.

See also: Urbanismo, Urbanización, Ciudad, Urbano.