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ur·ban·ized (also urbanised British English) /ˈɜːbənaɪzd $ ˈɜːr-/ adjectiveadj 1 SGTOWNan urbanized country or area has a lot of houses, factories, shops, offices etc 〔国家或地区〕城市化的,都市化的 the most heavily urbanized regions 城市化程度最高的地区
2 in an urbanized society, there are a lot of people who live and work in towns and cities 〔社会〕城市化的,都市化的 During the 19th century, Britain became the world’s first modern urbanized society. 在 19 世纪,英国成为世界上第一个现代的城市化社会。
—urbanization /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɜːrbənə-/ noun [uncountableU] the transformation of the social structure by urbanization 由城市化引起的社会结构转变