non-metropolitan
adjective[before noun]
mainlyUS(alsononmetropolitan)uk/ˌnɒn.met.rəˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/us/ˌnɑːn.met.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/notlocatedin or near alargecity, orrelatedtopeoplewho do notlivein or near alargecity:
Most of thevoterswhosupporttheproposallivein non-metropolitancommunities.
Itseemedthat manyurbaneliteswere out oftouchwith how non-metropolitanpeoplelived.
- Thelegislatorsspokeinfavorofincreasingtheallocationoffundsheadedto non-metropolitanschooldistricts.
- Many of thestudentsinournewclasscome from nonmetropolitanareas.
- Thecountyhospitalis one of thelargestnon-metropolitanemployersin thestate.
- Over the pastdecade, overhalfof all newprisonshaveopenedin nonmetropolitanlocations.
Towns & regions: environments & localities
- arrondissement
- backyard
- belt
- demesne
- exclave
- hardscape
- inyourbackyardidiom
- locale
- locality
- manor
- neck
- neighbourhood
- non-local
- non-metro
- quarter
- shtetl
- surroundings
- this, our, etc.neck of the woodsidiom
- turf
- Windsor