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rural district

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noun

  1. (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The rural district had 163 full-time teachers in the 2024-25 school year, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Amanda’s school is a predominantly white school in a rural district with high levels of poverty, and some of the students have no positive adult figures in their lives.

From Slate Dec. 5, 2025

He represents a rural district in a powerful position long held by senators from major cities.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2024

He now lives in Main-Kinzig, a rural district in central Germany.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2023

The letter was posted, you see, in London, but that is of no use whatever; were it from a small country town or rural district the matter would be comparatively easy, but London is hopeless.

From Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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