nonmetropolitan
adjective
non·met·ro·pol·i·tan
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Definition of nonmetropolitan
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis : not metropolitan
nonmetropolitan communities For two centuries, cities were an irresistible magnet for internal American migration. In the 1970s, however, that path was reversed as nonmetropolitan areas grew by 14.4% and metropolitan areas by 10.5%.— Richard Stengel
Examples of nonmetropolitan in a Sentence
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Three other licenses will be distributed across nonmetropolitan northwestern Illinois. — William Langhorne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Illinois' governor signed a law legalizing recreational marijuana. Here's what that means for Wisconsinites," 25 June 2019 The researchers looked at 320 occupations and compared salaries across all 50 states and 420 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. — Kevin Richert, idahostatesman, "Think teacher salaries are low in Idaho? This study confirms it.," 12 July 2018 For the nonmetropolitan area of northwest Alabama the average was about $53,000. — Ed Enoch, The Seattle Times, "West Alabama nursing shortage mirrors national trend," 9 Dec. 2017 In Minnesota, 14 percent of nonmetropolitan groceries have closed since 2000. — Gillian B. White, The Atlantic, "The Best Business Reads of July," 1 Aug. 2017 As of 2015, the average poverty rates in nonmetropolitan areas was 17.2 percent vs. 14.3 percent for metros. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "Rural internet can help shrink economic gap," 21 July 2017 By last summer employment in nonmetropolitan areas was still 2 percent lower than in the first quarter of 2008. — Eduardo Porter, New York Times, "For Whites, Fewer Jobs; for Minorities More," 13 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonmetropolitan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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