semirural

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adjective

Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing

OriginEnglish rural ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemirural (not comparable)

alternative semi-rural

  1. not comparableModerately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing

    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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    In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met.

    2009 January 2, Keith Mulvihill, “Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishrural
  6. Englishsemirural

From semi- + rural.

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Translations

Spanish semirural
  • semiruraltranscending urbanity and province

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semirural

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Cite this entry
APA

semirural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semirural

MLA

“semirural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semirural. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semirural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semirural.

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