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English
Etymology
From anti- + rural.
Adjective
antirural (comparative more antirural, superlative most antirural)
- (sociology) Biased against rural areas or people.
2008 February 28, David Kocieniewski, “New Jersey Braces for Cuts Sought by the Governor”, in New York Times: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.
Translations
biased against rural areas or people
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