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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrʊərəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrʊrəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rŏŏr′əl)

ru•ral /ˈrʊrəl/USA pronunciation adj.

of or like the country, country life, or country people;
rustic.

ru•ral (rŏŏr′əl),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people;
rustic:rural tranquillity.
living in the country:the rural population.
of or pertaining to agriculture:rural economy.

a person who lives in a rural area.

Latin rūrālis, equivalent. to rūr- (stem of rūs) the country, rural land (akin to room) + -ālis -al¹
Middle French
late Middle English 1375–1425

ru′ral•ism, n.
ru′ral•ist, ru′ral•ite′, n.
ru′ral•ly, adv.
ru′ral•ness, n.

Rural

rustic

Rural

rural education.

the charm of rural life.

Rustic,

rustic simplicity.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rural /ˈrʊərəl/ adj

of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life
living in or accustomed to the country
of, relating to, or associated with farming

Compare urbanEtymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin rūrālis, from rūs the countryˈruralism n ˈruralist n ruˈrality n ˈrurally adv

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