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urbanitis

urbanitis noun: a notional disease associated with urban living or habits.

Noun

urbanitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, sometimes) A notional disease associated with urban living or habits.
    • The greatest hindrance to the development of a rural patriotism is that very prevalent and quite contagious disease, urbanitis.1916, Ernest Irving Antrim, Fifty million strong: or, Our rural reserve
    • There are those who return time and time again to sample the rich wilderness offerings of this granite-ribbed island in the sky. And nothing will cure an aggravated case of urbanitis quicker or more thoroughly than a weekend dose of the San Jacintos.2006, John Robinson, David Money Harris, San Bernardino Mountain Trails: 100 Hikes in Southern California, page 147

Origin of urbanitis

From urban + -itis.

Questions about urbanitis

What does urbanitis mean?
Urbanitis means a notional disease associated with urban living or habits.
What part of speech is urbanitis?
Urbanitis is a noun.

Words near urbanitis in the dictionary

  1. urbanistics
  2. urbanists
  3. urbanite
  4. urbanites
  5. urbanities
  6. urbanitis
  7. urbanity
  8. urbanization
  9. urbanizations
  10. urbanize
  11. urbanized

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