NONURBAN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

nonurban

adjective

Definition of nonurban

as in semirural

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Recent Examples of nonurban 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

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Adjective

Her fiance travels weekly for work, leaving her alone in their house in Shadow Hills, a quaint semirural neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

— oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
An evacuation order also was issued for residents of the Wilton area in semirural southeastern Sacramento County.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023

Definition of semirural

Adjective

Immigrant deportations have threatened the agricultural labor force, and cuts to foreign aid and SNAP food stamps hurt the market for agricultural products.

— Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The central-coast city of Lompoc features a trail of more than 30 murals depicting the town’s agricultural roots, as well as a wine region known as the Wine Ghetto.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of agricultural

Adjective

Six months of prep, six months of shooting, this 18-month agrarian system.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
But within China, many view him as a revolutionary figure who unified the country and transformed a largely agrarian society into an independent nation.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of agrarian

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