nonmetro

adjective

non·​met·​ro ˌnän-ˈme-(ˌ)trō 

: not of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis : nonmetropolitan

nonmetro counties

Even though nonmetropolitan population is growing faster than metro population, the nonmetro share of new homes has remained about 34%.

—Robert Guenther

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonmetro

• retro