Rural

//ˈɹʊə.ɹəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from the countryside; a rustic. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

    "Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … ."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city wordnet
  2. 2
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
campestralagrarianagresticarcadiancountrifiedagricultural

Example

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"At this stage there is still not a clear energy policy for bringing decentralised power to rural areas."

Etymology

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

Related phrases

Ashchurch RuralAudley RuralBelmont RuralEllesmere RuralKempston RuralKington RuralLlanelli RuralLlangollen RuralOswestry RuralRural RetreatShap RuralSt Stephens by Launceston Rural

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