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rurban fringe

rurban fringe noun: an overlapping area between city and countryside which has some characteristics of each.

Noun

rurban fringe (plural rurban fringes)

  1. An overlapping area between city and countryside which has some characteristics of each.
    • 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
    • The rurban fringe conflict is between town and country.1976, Alice Coleman, “Is Planning Really Necessary?”, in The Geographical Journal, volume 142, number 3, page 420

Forms of rurban fringe

pluralrurban fringes

Questions about rurban fringe

What does rurban fringe mean?
Rurban fringe means an overlapping area between city and countryside which has some characteristics of each.
What part of speech is rurban fringe?
Rurban fringe is a noun.
What is the plural of rurban fringe?
The plural of rurban fringe is rurban fringes.

Words near rurban fringe in the dictionary

  1. ruraloids
  2. ruralpolitan
  3. ruralpolitans
  4. rurals
  5. rurban
  6. rurban fringe
  7. rurban fringes
  8. rurbanism
  9. rurbanist
  10. rurbanists
  11. rurbanite

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