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semirural en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English rural English semirural From semi- + rural.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing
    • In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met. 2009 January 2, Keith Mulvihill, “Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake”, in New York Times:
    • 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.

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Relateds

exurban

Translations (1)

es semirural (transcending urbanity and province)