rural
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic.
semirural
-
a word derived from
rural.
Example Sentences
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Still, there are many in Festus who prefer to maintain their city as a semirural bedroom community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Tucked away in semirural settings away from the urban core, both communities, despite their dramatic demographic differences, share an insularity that engendered strong identities and also made them vulnerable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
I hadn’t thought much about Shinto in years, not since I’d been living in semirural Japan, where Shinto shrines and festivals were a routine feature of the cultural and architectural landscape.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The highest malnutrition death rates among older Californians from 2020 through 2022 were in rural or semirural counties: Lake, Merced, Butte, Tuolumne, and Sutter.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2023
They had an interest, almost a charm, for Sophy, these semirural people and vehicles moving in an urban atmosphere, leading a life quite distinct from that of the daytime toilers on the same road.
From Life's Little Ironies by Thomas Hardy
