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rural-type settlement

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, where settlement would not be enough to distinguish it from urban-type settlement

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Etymology

Calque of Russian посёлок се́льского ти́па (posjólok sélʹskovo típa), Ukrainian се́лище сільсько́го ти́пу (sélyšče silʹsʹkóho týpu), or similar.

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: посёлок се́льского ти́па (posjólok sélʹskovo típa) — a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, contrasted with urban-type settlement
  • Russian: п. с. т. (p. s. t.) — a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, contrasted with urban-type settlement
  • Ukrainian: се́лище сільсько́го ти́пу (sélyšče silʹsʹkóho týpu) — a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, contrasted with urban-type settlement