semirural

adjective

semi·​rur·​al ˌse-mē-ˈru̇r-əl How to pronounce semirural (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-
-mi-
-ˈrər-
Synonyms of semiruralnext
: somewhat rural

Examples of semirural in a Sentence

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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, 4 Mar. 2023 An evacuation order also was issued for residents of the Wilton area in semirural southeastern Sacramento County. Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023 In the wake of apparent ruin, the family relocated from a town house in Harlem, with good furniture and servants, and a summer home on the beach, to the wilds of semirural Brooklyn. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 And yet those Americans, along with their neighbors in semirural suburban communities, play an outsize role in American electoral politics. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for semirural

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of semirural was in 1835

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“Semirural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semirural. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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