Antirural

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Biased against rural areas or people.

    "In New Jersey’s smallest municipalities, whose state aid has been slashed in an attempt to prod them into consolidating with neighboring communities, some residents called the budget cuts antirural."

Example

More examples

"In New Jersey’s smallest municipalities, whose state aid has been slashed in an attempt to prod them into consolidating with neighboring communities, some residents called the budget cuts antirural."

Etymology

From anti- + rural.

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