rurban

Adjective

rurban (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a location which has both urban and rural characteristics.
   • The rurban community offers greater possibilities of social stratification than does the open country community.1926, John M. Gillette, “Community Concepts”, in Social Forces, volume 4, number 4, page 686
   • There exists what has come to be called the "rurban fringe," an area occupied by tar paper shacks and stately estates, large commercial farms and one-acre part-time farms, golf courses and cemeteries, airports and obnoxious industries.1946, Walter Firey, “Ecological Considerations in Planning for Rurban Fringes”, in American Sociological Review, volume 11, number 4, page 413