ruralization

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ruralization

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From rural + -ization.

noun ruralizations · ruralisation

  1. uncountable, usually the process of making rural.
  2. uncountable, usually the change in a country or region when its population migrates from urban to rural areas
  3. uncountable, usually the process of the formation of villages and the decline of big cities
  4. uncountable, usually the proportion of a region's population that live in villages and small communities; the rate at which this proportion is growing

Opposite: urbanization

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Opposite: urbanization

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noun process of making rural

DeutschRuralisierung

noun change in a country or region when its population migrates from urban to rural areas

DeutschRuralisierung, Verdorfung

noun process of the formation of villages and the decline of big cities

DeutschRuralisierung, Verdorfung

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@misc{ruralization_2026,
  title = {ruralization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruralization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}