noncity

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ city.

Adjective

noncity (not comparable)

1. Not of or pertaining to a city.
   • 2007 January 8, Sam Roberts, “After Hevesi Ordeal, Officials Struggle With Travel Rules”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A spokesman for the board said “there is a general prohibition against using city resources for noncity purposes” with exceptions for “de minimis,” or negligible, occasions.

Synonyms

• nonurban

Antonyms

• city (in attributive usage)
• urban

Noun

noncity (plural noncities)

1. A habitation that is not a city, such as a smaller town.