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peri-urban

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌpɛɹ.iˈɝ.bən/
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adj

Meaning 1

Immediately adjoining an urban area; between the suburbs and the countryside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English urban English peri-urban From peri- + urban.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَرِيق فَرْعِيّ (ṭarīq farʕiyy) — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Finnish: ympärys- — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Finnish: reuna- — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Finnish: reunus- — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Finnish: kehys- — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • French: périurbain — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Greek: περιαστικός (periastikós) — immediately adjoining an urban area
  • Swedish: stadsnära — immediately adjoining an urban area