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rural-type settlement

rural-type settlement noun: a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, where settlement would not be enough to distinguish it from urban-type settlement.

Noun

rural-type settlement (plural rural-type settlements)

  1. a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, where settlement would not be enough to distinguish it from urban-type settlement

Forms of rural-type settlement

pluralrural-type settlements

Origin of rural-type settlement

Calque of Russian посёлок се́льского ти́па (posjólok sélʹskovo típa), Ukrainian се́лище сільсько́го ти́пу (sélyšče silʹsʹkóho týpu), or similar.

Questions about rural-type settlement

What does rural-type settlement mean?
Rural-type settlement means a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, where settlement would not be enough to distinguish it from urban-type settlement.
What part of speech is rural-type settlement?
Rural-type settlement is a noun.
What is the plural of rural-type settlement?
The plural of rural-type settlement is rural-type settlements.

Words near rural-type settlement in the dictionary

  1. rural districts
  2. Rural Gothic
  3. Rural Retreat
  4. rural sanitary district
  5. rural sanitary districts
  6. rural-type settlement
  7. Rurales
  8. ruralisation
  9. ruralise
  10. ruralised
  11. ruralises

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