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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

Use this word, not that word,’ ” said the 36-year-old congresswoman, fresh off reelection in a rural district Donald Trump just carried for the second time.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2024

“They don’t have money for preschool,” Jensen said, noting his rural district has one of the highest poverty rates in the state.

From Seattle Times Oct. 29, 2023

My location for a few weeks is in just such a rural district near the banks of Seneca Lake, a beautiful expanse of water, of which I will tell you more hereafter.

From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.

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