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Rural Adjective Bre ˈrʊərəl ˈrʊrəl Areas Economy America

Word rural
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈrʊərəl / NAmE / ˈrʊrəl /
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  • rural areas
  • a rural economy
  • rural america
  • a rural way of life
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rural

(adjective)BrE / ˈrʊərəl / NAmE / ˈrʊrəl /
  1. connected with or like the countryside
    • compare urban
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/urban
    • rural areas
    • a rural economy
    • rural America
    • a rural way of life

    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

    Word Origin

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