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rural vs urban

rural

Definitions

adjective

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

Examples

Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.

Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.

Traditional rural staples are sweet potatoes, manioc, yams, corn, rice, pigeon peas, cowpeas, bread, and coffee.

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urban

Definitions

adjective

  1. relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
  2. located in or characteristic of a city or city life

Examples

This does not exclude the existence of pockets of the urban population with unrealized homosexual desires.

Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters.

Sometimes he goes to watch birds in the suburban marshes, where more rare species can be found.

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