Desert
Desert noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.
Rural area and desert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rural area" instead a noun "Desert".
Rural area
Rural area noun - An area outside of cities and towns.
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Synonyms for Rural area
Desert and rural area are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desert" instead a noun phrase "Rural area".
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A suburban neighborhood within view of Dallas has a desert environment — but the Dallas sprawl spreads out so far that the city is too distant to see from any rural area, and North Texas, especially near Dallas, is nearly all grassland, not desert.
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