Definition of "urbanized" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of urbanize. (verb)

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• "This result is somewhat surprising since urban lifestyles tend to be more energy efficient, but, the authors argue, enhanced income and therefore increased consumption in urbanized economies result in increased emissions."
• "The vast majority of that increase in urbanized population is occurring in suburbs and exurbs."
• "Old divisions between “city” and “countryside” have become misleading in urbanized nations like the U.S."