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Definition of Semirural
1. Adjective. Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semirural
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semirural
Literary usage of Semirural
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Managing the Monster: Urban Waste and Governance in Africa by Adepoju G. Onibokun (1999)
"As Table 11 reveals, education, tax collection, agricultural services, and rural
and semirural water supply received most attention. ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"A pleasant semirural quarter of the town, divided between Lord's and Ladies,—the
former never showing so brilliantly as when the grounds are thronged by the ..."
3. Southern Writers: Biographical and Critical Studies by William Malone Baskervill (1897)
"In spite of the fame which has come unbidden, he still delights to luxuriate in
the quiet restfulness of his semirural home in the little suburb of West End ..."
4. In Search of Population Policy: Views from the Developing World by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1974)
"... tance of small semirural, semiurban centers, as an alternative to intense
urbanization in Colombo. One participant spoke of various efforts in India to ..."
5. The American Public Library by Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1910)
"... while in a semirural locality the inhabitants were clamoring loudly for a
building and pointing with pride to a deposit station circulating 300 monthly ..."
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