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  2. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. [1] Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development.

  3. American English regional vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    dooryard – area around the main entry door of a house, specifically a farmhouse. Typically including the driveway and parking area proximal to the house; Italian (sandwich) – (Maine) submarine sandwich; logan (also pokelogan) – a shallow, swampy lake or pond (from Algonquian) muckle – to grasp, hold-fast, or tear into

  4. Boondocks - Wikipedia

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    The diminutive "boonies" can be heard in films about the Vietnam War such as Brian De Palma's Casualties of War (1989) used by American soldiers to designate rural areas of Vietnam. Boondocking refers to camping with a recreational vehicle (RV) in a remote location without the electricity, water, or sewer infrastructure that is available at ...

  5. List of terms for administrative divisions - Wikipedia

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    rural commune comune Italy: municipality comunidad Spain: community comunidade intermunicipal Portugal: intermunicipal community comunidade urbana Portugal: urban community concelho Cape Verde: municipality; synonym of município Portugal: corregimiento Panama: subdivision of a distrito: daerah: Malay-speaking countries: district provinsi ...

  6. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area, particularly one which supports considerable face-to-face interactions between residents. ness In Scotland and parts of England, a headland or cape, or another name for a cuspate foreland; or a spur of a mountain ridge. [4] nodal region

  7. Southern American English - Wikipedia

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    Southern American English or Southern U.S. English is a regional dialect [1] [2] or collection of dialects of American English spoken throughout the Southern United States, primarily by White Southerners and increasingly concentrated in more rural areas. [3]

  8. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    The first published English grammar was a Pamphlet for Grammar of 1586, written by William Bullokar with the stated goal of demonstrating that English was just as rule-based as Latin. Bullokar's grammar was faithfully modeled on William Lily's Latin grammar, Rudimenta Grammatices (1534), used in English schools at that time, having been ...

  9. Village - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Pakistanis live in rural areas. According to the 2017 census, about 64% of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas. Most rural areas in Pakistan tend to be near cities, and are peri-urban areas. This is due to the definition of a rural area in Pakistan being an area that does not fall within an urban boundary. [14]