nonmetropolitan
Away from metropolises
Nonmetropolitan describes areas outside major cities and their surrounding suburbs—small towns, rural regions, and less densely populated places.
The term appears most often in government classifications and demographic research: nonmetropolitan counties, nonmetropolitan population growth.
It contrasts with metropolitan, which designates urban centers and their economically connected surroundings.
Rural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- agriculturalOf farming practices
rustic · homestead · acreage · barn · tractor · harvest · farming · meadow
Beyond metropolitan fringes
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- residentialRelating to housing
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
townhouse · outskirts · fringe · zoning · municipal · incorporated · semi-rural
Limited local outlook
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
close-knit · tight-knit · quiet · tranquil · neighborly · homespun · unpretentious · down-to-earth
Bounded administrative area
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- localOf this area
- countyLocal administrative division
township · borough · parish · municipality · jurisdiction · administrative · decentralized · locality
Separated from others
- outlyingDistant from center
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
wilderness · frontier · off-the-grid · distant · faraway · peripheral · hinterland · backcountry
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
agricultural · rustic · homestead · acreage · barn · tractor · harvest · farming · meadow · orchard
exurban
Beyond metropolitan fringes
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- residentialRelating to housing
cul-de-sac · townhouse · outskirts · fringe · zoning · municipal · incorporated · semi-rural
small-town
Limited local outlook
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
traditional · close-knit · tight-knit · quiet · tranquil · neighborly · homespun · unpretentious · down-to-earth · grassroots
district
Bounded administrative area
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- localOf this area
county · township · borough · parish · municipality · jurisdiction · administrative · decentralized · locality · area
isolated
Separated from others
- outlyingDistant from center
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
backwoods · wilderness · frontier · off-the-grid · distant · faraway · peripheral · hinterland · backcountry · boondocks
nonmetropolitanmetropolitan
Of a major city
urban · metro · metropolitan area · city · citified
metrosexual, metro, metropolis, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, metropolises