rural economy
/ˌrʊərəl ɪˈkɒnəmi/ /ˌrʊər(ə)l ɪˈkɒnəmi/noun
The management or administration of the material resources of the countryside; the art or science of managing rural resources. In later use frequently: the management or condition of the economic affairs of a rural region.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), poet. From rural + economy.
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- New Zealand thrush
- New Zealand Wars
- New Zealand wren
- New Zild
- NEX
- nexal
- nexin
- nexine
- NEXRAD
- next
- next best
- next big thing
- next-day
- next door
- next-door neighbor
- next-door neighbour
- next-door-neighbourdom
- next door to
- next friend
- next-generation
- next in line