Complete Definition of "peri-urban"

English

Alternative spellings
periurban

Adjective
peri-urban

  1. immediately adjoining an urban area; between the suburbs and the countryside

Usage notes
Used especially in English-speaking Africa and in India and Australia etc

References
OED 2005

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