exurban

American  

[ek-sur-buhn, eg-zur-] / ɛkˈsɜr bən, ɛgˈzɜr- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of exurbs or exurbanites.

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Etymology

Origin of exurban

First recorded in 1900–05; ex- ¹ + (sub)urban

Example Sentences

With the American West no longer lonely and unpopulated, the wind-scattered weeds have collided, quite literally, with the faux mansions and exurban retreats of transplants escaping the winter chill of New England or Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, if they try to get a desk job — assuming one is available in their rural or exurban community — they may feel they don’t have the education or training for it, and they may also be subject to age discrimination in the hiring process.

From Salon

“King of the Hill” camps out somewhere on the rich land between, acknowledging an exurban populace bound to a set of values supposed “elites” might scoff at.

From Salon

In April, Conor Dougherty wrote a story for the New York Times Magazine questioning the conventional wisdom of anti-sprawl, arguing that exurban development has been a vital escape valve for the nation’s failure to build enough infill housing.

From Slate

Voters in those groups, they say, are predominantly women and from rural and exurban areas.

From Seattle Times