Meanings
adjectiveantirural (comparative more antirural, superlative most antirural)
comparative more antirural · superlative most antirural
- human sciencesBiased 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.
2008 February 28, David Kocieniewski, “New Jersey Braces for Cuts Sought by the Governor”, in New York Times
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Portuguese antirrural
- antirruralbiased against rural areas or people
Swedish landsbygdsfientlig
- landsbygdsfientligbiased against rural areas or people
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APA
antirural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirural
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“antirural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirural. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antirural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirural.
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