urban fringe

collocation in English

meaningsofurbanandfringe

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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fringe
noun[C]
uk
/frɪndʒ/us
/frɪndʒ/
the outer or less important part of an area, group, ...
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(Definition ofurbanandfringefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofurban fringe

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This type of housing provision drew working-class residents away from the city centre and located them instead in high-density residential areas on theurbanfringe.
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Its reticence coincided with the introduction of a government bill to relieve agricultural distress through the cultivation ofurbanfringewastelands.
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Understanding people's perceptions ofurbanfringewoodland.
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We are concerned now with places of recreation that are closer to theurbanfringethan the national park concept.
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Many farmers on theurbanfringefind that local inhabitants like to set fire to the fields just before harvest.
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I have made deliberate reference to the peri-urban environment and hence the special needs of those who manage the rural areas on theurbanfringe.
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Sometimes it means asking farmers on theurbanfringewhether they really want to farm.
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Are we to see marginal land, especially on theurbanfringe, covered with line after line of houses?
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The same applies to many country parks on theurbanfringe.
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The ruralurbanfringehas two-thirds of all vacant land.
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It contains some of the most neglected part of the countryside—theurbanfringe, which is badly kept and not farmed well.
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We have to experiment in how to manage theseurbanfringeareas to make better use of the land there.
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The report rightly emphasises the problem of land use in theurbanfringeareas.
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It has taught people to do something abouturbanfringedecay.
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He spoke of the terrible damage that can be done in theurbanfringe.
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But we all know that money forurbanfringecountryside comes from many sources.
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It is also a major tourist area of wilderness andurbanfringe.
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The first of these is theurbanfringe—the area around our great conurbations.
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Its purpose is to encourage planting on theurbanfringeto add to the amenity and to the overall amount of planting in this country.
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