Urbicide
Nounशहरी विनाश या शहर की हत्या
🌱 Root / Etymology: Latin 'urbs' (city) + -cide (killing)
Definition
The deliberate destruction of a city, typically by bombing or shelling in warfare.
Contextual Sentence: "The intense artillery bombardment resulted in widespread urbicide across the capital."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Urbs (city) + cide (to kill) = killing of a city.
Synonyms
city-destruction
devastation
ruination
Antonyms
urbanization
building
construction