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urban legend
a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend? -
dalian
a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est) -
department of housing and urban development
the department of the U.S. federal government that institutes and administers all federal programs dealing with better housing, urban renewal, and metropolitan planning. Abbreviation: HUD. -
homesteading
a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt. -
infill
to fill in: The old stream beds have been infilled with sediment. -
rural
of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.