subtopia

/sʌbˈtoʊpiə/
noun
  1. A suburban area that is unattractive or poorly planned, often with a mix of urban and rural features that clash.
    • Driving through the subtopia, she saw strip malls next to old farmhouses.
    • The term subtopia was coined to describe the ugly spread of suburbs in the 1950s.
    • The new housing development was criticized as a subtopia, with no parks or community spaces.
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