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Rural Predominantly Adjective ˈrʊərəl ˈrʊrəl Areas Belarus Community/Population

Word3 rural
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈrʊərəl/ /ˈrʊrəl/
Example
  • rural areas
  • belarus is predominantly rural.
  • the rural community/population
  • a rural economy
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rural

(adjective)/ˈrʊərəl/ /ˈrʊrəl/
  1. connected with or like the countryside
    • COMPARE urban
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    • rural areas
    • Belarus is predominantly rural.
    • the rural community/population
    • a rural economy
    • rural America
    • a rural way of life
    • a small, quiet, rural village
    • a rural development program

    Extra Examples

    • At the end of the 17th century England was still overwhelmingly rural.
    • Sri Lanka's predominantly rural population
    • the ideal of suburban or semi-rural living
    • He grew up in a predominantly rural area.
    • Laramie is a small rural town in Wyoming.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ruralis, from rus, rur- ‘country’.
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