ruraladjective
uk/ˈrʊə.rəl/us/ˈrʊr.əl/B2 in, of, or like the countryside:
The area is still very rural and undeveloped.
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- She's carrying out a comparative study of health in inner cities and rural areas.
- In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.
- The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.
- The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
- Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Towns & regions: the countryside
- backcountry
- bumpkin
- countrified
- country
- countryside
- countrywoman
- hick
- hillbilly
- hinterland
- land
- landscape
- out-of-town
- redneck
- rustic
- stick
- the backwoods
- the boondocks
- upstate
- wild
- yokel
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