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urbicide

UK/ˈɜːbɪsaɪd/US/ˈɝbɪsaɪd/

urbicide noun: the destruction of a city or urban area.

Noun

urbicide

  1. The destruction of a city or urban area.

Origin of urbicide

From Latin urb(s) (“city”) + -icide.

Questions about urbicide

What does urbicide mean?
Urbicide means the destruction of a city or urban area.
What part of speech is urbicide?
Urbicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce urbicide?
Urbicide is pronounced /ˈɜːbɪsaɪd/ (UK).

Words near urbicide in the dictionary

  1. urbexers
  2. urbexing
  3. URBI
  4. Urbian
  5. urbicidal
  6. urbicide
  7. urbicolous
  8. urbicultural
  9. urbiculture
  10. Urbieta
  11. Urbietas

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