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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

urbanismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uʁ.baˈniʒ.mu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Town-planning/ˈtaʊnˌplæn.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14200 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O urbanismo é fundamental para a organização das metrópoles modernas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The art and science of ordering the use of land and the design of the physical environment of towns and cities to secure maximum efficiency, health, and aesthetic appeal.

    "Effective town-planning is essential for managing urban growth and reducing traffic congestion."
  2. 2

    The profession or policy of municipal development and zoning.

    "She pursued a master's degree in town-planning to help design sustainable communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'tūn' (meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or village) and the gerund of 'plan' (from French 'plan', ultimately from Latin 'planus', meaning flat). The compound emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the industrial era to describe the professional design and regulation of the use of land in urban areas.

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