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semirural

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English

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ rural.

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Adjective

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semirural (not comparable)

  1. Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing
    • 2009 January 2, Keith Mulvihill, “Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake”, in New York Times:
      In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met.
    • 2012, Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2012, Sketches of Pleasanton trash-can victim released, link
      The body was found May 24 on the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon Road, a semirural area on the outskirts of the city.

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Spanish

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Adjective

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semirural m or f (masculine and feminine plural semirurales)

  1. semirural