Urbana

Champaign's sister city

Urbana is a city name appearing across the United States, most notably in Illinois (home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Ohio.

The name derives from the Latin word for "of the city," suggesting urbanity or civic character.

She grew up in Urbana but moved to Chicago after college.

university

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

Big Ten · students · professors · dormitories · Memorial Stadium · quad · graduation · academia · tuition · scholarships

Illinois

Champaign

Illinois university city

flatlands · Lincoln · Springfield · Chicago · Decatur · Bloomington · Peoria · Danville · Galena · twin cities

community

neighborhoods

Residential districts of towns

farmers market · township · civic · library · parks · schools · Main Street · historic district · community center · small-town

placename

Ohio

Midwestern state, major river

  • MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
  • IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
  • IowaGreat Plains farming state

Missouri · Virginia · namesake · township · municipality · village · town · geographic · American

Opposites
illinois twin cities

UrbanaChampaign

Illinois university city

Normal · Bloomington

etymological/name character

UrbanaSylvan

Name for places, brands

Arcadia

midwest university towns

UrbanaAnn Arbor

Michigan university city

Madison · Columbus · Iowa City

Phrases
Family

urban, suburban, urbane, urbanity, urbanization, urbanize, urbanism, urbanely, urbanizing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G