municide
English
Etymology
muni(cipality) + -cide
Noun
municide (plural municides)
- The demise of a city through economic collapse or disincorporation.
- 1986, "No To A City Income Tax", Chicago Tribune, 12 May 1986:
- 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, "No To A City Income Tax", Chicago Tribune, 12 May 1986:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:municide.
Anagrams
- cumidine, mediunic