Definition
Made urban or given city characteristics; refined or sophisticated in manner like a city dweller (variant of citified).
Etymology
From city with the suffix -fied (from -ify, meaning 'to make'). An alternative spelling of 'citified,' both emerging in the 18th century to describe the process of urbanization or acquiring urban sophistication.
Kelly Says
Originally cityfied/citified was used mockingly by rural people to describe someone who'd 'put on airs' after moving to the city—it shows the long-standing tension between rural and urban cultures, which hasn't really gone away.
Translations
CACatalà
urbanitzat
ur-bah-nee-tsah-t
CSČeština
zurbanizovaný
zur-bah-nee-zoh-vah-nee
DADansk
byificeret
by-fee-seh-reht
DEDeutsch
verstädtert
fayr-shtet-ert
ELΕλληνικά
αστυφιλικός
ah-stee-fee-lee-kohs
ESEspañol
urbanizado
ur-bah-nee-tho
FAفارسی
شهرنشین
shahr-neshin
FISuomi
kaupungistunut
kow-pung-ist-oo-nut
FRFrançais
urbanisé
ur-bah-nee-zay
HEעברית
עירוני
eer-oh-nee
HIहिन्दी
शहरीकरण
shehri-karan
HUMagyar
városiasodott
vah-roh-see-oh-doh-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
perkotaan
per-ko-taan
ITItaliano
urbanizzato
ur-bah-nee-tsah-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
bandar
bahn-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ
myo pyay
NLNederlands
verstedelijkt
vayr-shteh-dey-lukt
NONorsk
byfisert
by-fee-sehrt
PLPolski
zurbanizowany
zur-bah-nee-zoh-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
urbanizado
ur-bah-nee-tho
RORomână
urbanizat
ur-bah-nee-zat
RUРусский
городской
go-rod-skoy
SVSvenska
förstadifierad
fyr-stah-dee-fee-rah-d
SWKiswahili
mjini
m-jee-nee
TAதமிழ்
நகரமயமாக்கப்பட்ட
nagaramayamakkappatta
TEతెలుగు
నగరం చేయబడిన
nagaram chayabaddina
TLTL
pinaglungsod
pee-nag-loong-sohd
TRTürkçe
kentleşmiş
ken-tlesh-mish
UKУкраїнська
міський
misk-y
VITiếng Việt
thành thị hóa
thanh thi hoa
ZUZU
endaweni
en-dah-weh-nee