rural

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to the countryside rather than the city.

   They left the busy city to live in a quiet rural village.

2. 2
   adj

   Connected with farming or country life.

   Many rural communities depend on agriculture.

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Simplified etymology

Rural came into late Middle English from Late Latin ruralis, derived from Latin rus, “country.” It initially overlapped in meaning with rustic, but later became associated chiefly with country locations and scenery.

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

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