municide

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noun

The demise of a city through economic collapse or disincorporation.

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Meanings

nounmunicide (plural municides)

plural municides

  1. The demise of a city through economic collapse or disincorporation.

    If he succeeds, it will be only because a lot of legislators want to see if Chicago really is foolish enough to commit municide, or whatever it's called when a city kills itself economically.

    1986 May 12, “No To A City Income Tax”, in Chicago Tribune

Origin

muni(cipality) + -cide

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cumidine
Cite this entry
APA

municide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municide

MLA

“municide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “municide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municide.

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