rural district

noun

A kind of local government area established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.

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Meanings

nounrural district (plural rural districts)

plural rural districts

  1. historicalA kind of local government area established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.
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