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an·ti-ur·ban | \ ˌan-tē-ˈər-bən 
, ˌan-tī- \
, ˌan-tī- \variants:
or less commonly antiurban
Definition of anti-urban
: opposed to or hostile toward cities in general
anti-urban bias/sentiment The violent hostility of Renamo toward such symbols of modernity as schools, hospitals, and machinery feeds the idea that the movement is traditionalist, or simply anti-urban.— William Finnegan
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