Meanings
adjectiveantiurban (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesShowing a negative view of cities or city life
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 Reader1 more example
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
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Portuguese antiurbano
- antiurbanoshowing a negative view of cities or city life
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