semirural

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ rural.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

semirural (not comparable)

1. Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing
   • 2009 January 2, Keith Mulvihill, “Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake”, in New York Times:

     In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met.

   • 2012, Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2012, Sketches of Pleasanton trash-can victim released, link

     The body was found May 24 on the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon Road, a semirural area on the outskirts of the city.

Alternative forms

• semi-rural

Translations

transcending urbanity and province

• Spanish: semirural

See also

• exurban

Spanish

Adjective

semirural m or f (masculine and feminine plural semirurales)

1. semirural