urbana

Thân thiện

A student rides a bicycle through the main quad of Urbana.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A city in Illinois, USA: Urbana is a city located in east central Illinois, United States. It is known primarily as a university town and forms part of the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, adjoining the city of Champaign.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The University of Illinois is located in Urbana.
  • We drove from Chicago to Urbana for the conference.
  • Urbana and Champaign are often mentioned together as a single community.

Advanced Usage

• "Urbana-Champaign": A common hyphenated term referring to the combined metropolitan area or the main campus of the University of Illinois.
  • She earned her degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Variants and Related Words

• Champaign (Proper noun): The adjoining city that, together with Urbana, forms a major metropolitan area.
• University town (Noun phrase): A town or city where a university is a dominant part of the identity and economy, a key descriptor for Urbana.

Synonyms

• City.
• Municipality.

Notes on Meaning

This word functions almost exclusively as a proper noun, referring to a specific geographic location. Its primary identity is tied to its status as part of a major university community.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign

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