semirural
adjEtymology From semi- + rural.
1
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.
- Related terms
- exurban