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Noun
1. marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
Wikipedia definition
2. Genkai shūrakuGenkai shūraku is a Japanese term used to describe villages that have experienced depopulation and are in danger of disappearing altogether, largely because more than half of the people living in the village are over the age of 65. Such villages are generally found in mountain villages and outlying islands.
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