rural
nounEtymology From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
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Obsolete A person from the countryside; a rustic.
- Related terms
- country
rural
adjUK /ˈɹʊəɹəl/ · US /ˈɹʊɹəl/
Etymology From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
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Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
- Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.2024 November 21, Helen Regan, Isaac Yee and Eve Brennan, “Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
43 terms
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