Also means
urbanization
Usage Note
Urbanización has two related meanings: the abstract process of urbanization (expansion of cities) and, concretely in Spain and Latin America, a residential estate or gated housing development. In everyday speech Spaniards often say la urba as a shortening. The verb urbanizar means 'to develop land for housing'.
Examples
"Vivo en una urbanización a las afueras de Madrid."
Natural Translation
I live in a housing development on the outskirts of Madrid.
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