Urban vocabulary comes from Latin "urbs" (city) and "civitas" (citizenship). From "metropolitan" to "municipal," these words describe concentrated human settlement.
Urban (city-related), urbane (city-polished), suburb (near-city), exurb (outside city)—city location vocabulary.
Civic (citizen-related), civil (citizen-like), civilian (citizen), civilization (citizen-state)—citizenship terminology.
Metropolitan (mother-city), metropolis (mother city), cosmopolitan (world-city citizen)—major city vocabulary.
Municipal (town-related), municipality (town government), mayor (greater one)—city administration terms.
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City vocabulary shows how Latin civic concepts shaped English terms for urban life and government.
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