peri-urban

adjective

"+

: of or relating to an area immediately surrounding a city or town

154,000 urban and peri-urban houses were required

—Leo Marquard

occupying land in urban or peri-urban areas

—African Abstracts

undaunted peri-urban hyenas

—Isabel Talbot

Word History

Etymology

peri- + urban

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