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antiurban en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + urban.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
    • When I ask why so much of the humor on National Public Radio is antiurban, Kessler responds with one of Ian Shoales's most quoted lines: "If the city were a nice place to live, nobody would want to live there. 1988 July 15, Lawrence Rand, “Funny Business: an entire evening with Ian Shoales”, in Chicago Reader:
    • The District One headquarters of the Illinois Department of Transportation is about as antiurban as a building can get. 1996 September 6, Harold Henderson, “Up Against the Sprawl”, in Chicago Reader:

Translations (1)

pt antiurbano (showing a negative view of cities or city life)