"rural district" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rural districts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rural district (plural rural districts)
  1. (historical) A kind of local government area established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-rural_district-en-noun-bq6b~ktb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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