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urban area vs barrio

barrio vs urban area

urban area and barrio both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
urban area Yes No No No
barrio Yes No No No
As nouns, barrio is a hyponym of urban area; that is, barrio is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than urban area:
  • urban area: a geographical area constituting a city or town
  • barrio: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
Other hyponyms of urban area include megalopolis, conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawl, municipality, new town.
urban area (noun) barrio (noun)
a geographical area constituting a city or town an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
Difference between urban area and barrio

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