Outlying areas
Rural area and outlying areas are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rural area" instead a noun phrase "Outlying areas".
Rural area
Rural area noun - An area outside of cities and towns.
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Synonyms for Rural area
Outlying areas and rural area are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outlying areas" instead a noun phrase "Rural area".
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Related pairs
- country and outlying areas
- country and rural area
- hinterland and outlying areas
- hinterland and rural area
- outskirts and outlying areas
- outskirts and rural area
- countryside and outlying areas
- countryside and rural area
- timberland and outlying areas
- timberland and rural area
- boondocks and outlying areas
- boondocks and rural area
- farmland and outlying areas
- farmland and rural area
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