nonurban

adjective

non·​ur·​ban ˌnän-ˈər-bən 

: not of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city : not urban

a nonurban setting

nonurban populations

Examples of nonurban in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023

The nonurban groups also dined on venison in the spring, when fawns were easy prey. — Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022

Which means that Bethlehem Apostolic — a diverse Black church in a mostly White, nonurban area — may well be nationally unique. — Nora Edinger, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021

Perhaps the good doctor should move to a nonurban area and try a Medicare HMO plan. — WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021

Gary Herbert, launched a 2017 initiative to create 25,000 jobs in rural counties and also supported an effort to encourage remote working in nonurban areas. — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonurban

• suburban
• interurban
• turban