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.

Common collocations

• rural area Adjective + noun

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

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