Etymology

Urbanizar ‎(“to urbanise”) +‎ -ção ‎(“-tion”), from urbano ‎(“urban”) + -izar ‎(“-ise”), from Latin urbs ‎(“city”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌuɹ.ba.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˌuɹ.bɐ.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌuɻ.ba.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃õ/, /ˌuɻ.bɐ.ˌni.za.ˈsɐ̃õ/
• Hyphenation: ur‧ba‧ni‧za‧ção