| underprivileged |
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noun (singular or plural underprivileged)
- A deprived person; deprived people.
adjective - deprived, Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of other members of one's community.
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| underworld |
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noun
- That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
- (mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
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| universal |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to the universe.
- Common to all members of a group or class.
- Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench.
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| upper class |
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noun
- those people at the top of a social hierarchy
- the aristocracy
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| urbanism |
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noun
- the culture or way of life of people who live in cities
- urbanization
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| urbanist |
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noun
- a person who studies cities and their growth
- an urban planner
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| urbanite |
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noun
- someone who lives in a city or similar urban area
- a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professional
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| urbanize |
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verb (urbaniz, ing)
- To make something more urban in character.
- To take up an urban way of life.
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| urbanology |
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noun
- The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns
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| urban planning |
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noun
- the conscious design of towns and cities
- the science of such design
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| urban sprawl |
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noun
- an unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc on the edge of a city
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