rurbanadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəːb(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈrərbən/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: rural adj., urban adj.

Etymology: Blend of rural adj. and urban adj.

Of, relating to, or designating an area sharing both rural and urban characteristics.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town and country > [adjective] > interacting properties

rurban1915

1915 C. J. Galpin in Res. Bull. (Agric. Exper. Station Univ. Wisconsin) No. 34. 33 And then you or somebody else will buy up and plot this land and others will come and you will have a little city on your hands with a ‘rurban’ problem.

1939 O. E. Baker in Agric. in Mod. Life i. ix. 165 Should..rural and urban merge in what has been called a ‘rurban’ civilization the cultural consequences would also be profound.

1945 H. H. Balk in Econ. Geogr. 21 108/2 A rurban area has very definite advantages over a strictly agricultural or rural area from the farmer's point of view.

1981 Country Life 2 July 7 To draw attention to his unsatisfactory rural-urban development, the Second Land Utilisation Survey has given it a distinctive name: rurban fringe.

1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Feb. a15 The wildlife that shares living space with rurban families..can overrun manicured lawns and make dinner out of the expensive shrubbery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rurban
释义	rurbanadj. Brit. /ˈrəːb(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈrərbən/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: rural adj., urban adj. Etymology: Blend of rural adj. and urban adj. Of, relating to, or designating an area sharing both rural and urban characteristics. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town and country > [adjective] > interacting properties rurban1915 1915 C. J. Galpin in Res. Bull. (Agric. Exper. Station Univ. Wisconsin) No. 34. 33 And then you or somebody else will buy up and plot this land and others will come and you will have a little city on your hands with a ‘rurban’ problem. 1939 O. E. Baker in Agric. in Mod. Life i. ix. 165 Should..rural and urban merge in what has been called a ‘rurban’ civilization the cultural consequences would also be profound. 1945 H. H. Balk in Econ. Geogr. 21 108/2 A rurban area has very definite advantages over a strictly agricultural or rural area from the farmer's point of view. 1981 Country Life 2 July 7 To draw attention to his unsatisfactory rural-urban development, the Second Land Utilisation Survey has given it a distinctive name: rurban fringe. 1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Feb. a15 The wildlife that shares living space with rurban families..can overrun manicured lawns and make dinner out of the expensive shrubbery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1915
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