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rural district

British  

noun

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

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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

Beyond healthcare, nearly 48,000 families in his largely rural district rely on food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, according to the latest data provided by the Department of Agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The team tested 303 water samples from two locations in Bangladesh: the urban capital city, Dhaka, and a rural district, Mirzapur.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

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

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

At the present time 1162 women are engaged in this work, 147 of whom are rural district councillors.

From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe