Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
urban
(adjective) located in or characteristic of a city or city life; “urban property owners”; “urban affairs”; “urban manners”
urban
(adjective) relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; “urban sociology”; “urban development”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
urban (comparative more urban, superlative most urban)
Related to the (or any) city.
Characteristic of city life.
(US) Relating to contemporary African American culture.
• nonurban
• rural
• bucolic
• Braun, Buran, Rabun, aburn, unabr., unbar
Urban
(uncommon) A male given name from Latin
A patronymic surname.
An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible. (biblical character)
• Braun, Buran, Rabun, aburn, unabr., unbar
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ban, a. Etym: [L. urbanus belonging to the urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. Urbane.]
1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.
2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners. Urban servitude. See Predial servitude, under Servitude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.