In our language there are many words borrowed. Something comes to us from other languages, and some words come even from other eras. If you are curious to know the meaning of the word "urban", what such a concept means, then you will be interested to read this article.
Such a meaningful term
If there are words that designate one concept in a narrower or broader sense, then the word “urban” carries a whole galaxy of meanings.
If you have an established opinion about what this word means, and they will prove to you that it has a different meaning, do not rush to argue. Check out this article and find out for yourself that there are quite a few definitions of this word used in different fields. But be that as it may, it is absolutely certain that “urban” is a Latin derivative of the word urbanus.
Name Urban
First of all, this is a truly masculine name. The most famous carriers of this name were the popes. As many as eight Popes, one after another at one time bore the name Urban. What does the name mean?
Translated from Latin, this means "amiable", "polite." It is not surprising that the good meaning of the word “urban” has led to its widespread use for both the name and surname. The most famous are Adolf Urban (German football player), Adolf Adolfovich Urban (Russian critic), Karl Urban (actor from New Zealand), Ulrich Urban (German musician), Cladiusz Urban (Polish chess player), Keith Urban (singer from Australia).
Music urban - what is it?
The second, also quite common meaning of this word is related to music. For the first time, the term Urban contemporary was used by the American DJ Frankie Crockett in the seventies in relation to the musical style on the radio. At that time, the most popular musical trends were rhythm and blues, soul, reggae styles. Radio stations played only such music for listeners, and Urban contemporary meant “urban music” or “music for urban residents”. In the nineties, hip-hop appeared, and a little later, and rap. Such music has become the basis for broadcasting radio stations.
Music in this style was played for African Americans from 17 to 40 years old, but studies have shown that the main listeners (more than 70%) were “white-skinned” Americans. An example of urban music are the compositions of such artists as Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Asher, Lil Jones, Basta Rays, Sean Paul, JZ, Ludacris.
An example of a Russian radio station that loses Urban contemporary is Next FM (Moscow), in Ukraine - radio "Tochka" (Donetsk).
