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urbicidal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɜːbɪˈsaɪdəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or having the nature of urbicide, that being the deliberate “killing” of a city by the razing of distinctive physical manifestations of its urban identity, stifling of the social activity therein, and its general destruction as an edifice of civilisation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Inimical to the vitality of a city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

Latin urb(s) (“city”) + English -icidal (literally, “city-killing”).