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[ UK /ɹˈɔːɹə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈɹʊɹəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. living in or characteristic of farming or country life
    unpaved rural roads
    large rural households
    rural people
    an economy that is basically rural
  2. of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
    rural electrification
    rural free delivery

How To Use rural In A Sentence

  • 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.
  • The report listed Lowe's injuries as "incapacitating" and he was taken by Rural/Metro Ambulance Service to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. The Daily Times News Headlines
  • Trichuris was more prevalent in urban children, Ascaris and hookworm were more common in rural children, and hookworm was particularly rare in the urban area.
  • His work was rooted in a landscape, religion and a rural way of life.
  • This fully restored Tuscan farmhouse with pool is on an acre of land in a rural location with panoramic views. Times, Sunday Times
  • Although the number of rural ponds is decreasing rapidly, garden ponds are gaining in popularity and are becoming increasingly important habitats for toads, says the trust.
  • While price pressure is a huge factor in who can and cannot survive on the land, it behoves us to take the longer-term view, if at all possible, to ensure that we maintain a balance between rural and urban living.
  • The majority of the new settlers lived in rural areas and earned their living through farming.
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