rurban en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɜːb(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹɜɹbən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Blend of rural + urban, early 20th c.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a location which has both urban and rural characteristics.
In the lands of the Indian Ocean ‘agrarian cities’ and ‘rurban’ settlements of all sizes were the general rule throughout the medieval period.
2002, Andre Wink, “From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective”, in Comparative Studies in Society and History, volume 44, number 3, page 428:The rurban community offers greater possibilities of social stratification than does the open country community.
1926, John M. Gillette, “Community Concepts”, in Social Forces, volume 4, number 4, page 686:There exists what has come to be called the "rurban fringe," an area occupied by tar paper shacks and stately estates, large commercial farms and one-acre part-time farms, golf courses and cemeteries, airports and obnoxious industries.
1946, Walter Firey, “Ecological Considerations in Planning for Rurban Fringes”, in American Sociological Review, volume 11, number 4, page 413:
Deriveds
rurbanize · rurban fringe · rurbanization · rurbanism · rurbanist · rurbanite
Translations (2)
es rurbano (of a location which has both urban and rural characteristics) · fr rurbain (of a location which has both urban and rural characteristics)