nonrural

1 4.3

Relating to towns and cities rather than the countryside

adjective
/nɒnˈrʊrəl/

: no rural

The festival attracted visitors from both nonrural and rural communities, bringing together diverse cultures.

Examples

Many families prefer to live in nonrural areas where there are more job opportunities and services.
Because residential location may influence the relationship between health conditions and retirement satisfaction, it is important to repeat the study in nonrural as well as rural locations.

Academic text (1995)
Therefore, population densities will be low in these areas relative to housing densities, and the amount of land for nonrural uses will be underestimated.

Academic text (2001)
A similar trend existed in nonrural institutions; 69% of the faculty who were employed part-time taught 50% of the credit hours at suburban institutions, and 67% of the faculty who were employed part-time taught 48% of the credit hours at urban institutions.

Academic text (2011)
His research focused on health issues in nonrural environments, emphasizing urban challenges faced by residents.

Antonyms

rural

363 2.5

Of the countryside rather than the city, often near farms and open land

How Rural

rural

363 2.5

suburban

225 3.5

nonrural

1 4.3

Surface Forms

nonrural positive

Morphology

nonrural = rural (transparent) = non + rural

The meaning is clearly derived from 'rural' with the prefix 'non-' indicating the negation of rural characteristics.

Etymology

Nonrural is made of non- meaning 'not' and rural, which comes from an old Latin word rus meaning 'country'. So nonrural simply means 'not relating to the countryside' and refers to areas like towns or cities.