English word urbicidal comes from English -cidal
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -cidal | English (eng) | Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide. |
| urbicidal | English (eng) | Inimical to the vitality of a city.. Pertaining to or having the nature of urbicide, that being the deliberate “killing” of a city by the razing of distinctive physical manifestations of its urban identity, stifling of the social activity therein, and its general destruction as an edifice of civilisation. |