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semirural

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

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  • rhymes with -ʊəɹəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: semirural — transcending urbanity and province