rural municipality

noun

any lightly settled area in Canada lacking a local elected government and administered directly by a provincial government.

Nearby words

rural delivery, rural delivery service, rural district, rural free delivery, rural leishmaniasis, rural municipality, rural route, rural science, rural sociology, rurality, ruralize

Origin of rural municipality

First recorded in 1860–65

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