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Definition of Rural
1. Adjective. Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. "An economy that is basically rural"
Derivative terms: Rurality
Antonyms: Urban
2. Adjective. Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city. "Rural free delivery"
Definition of Rural
1. a. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.
Definition of Rural
1. Adjective. pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rural
1. pertaining to the country [adj]
Medical Definition of Rural
1. 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. "Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs." (Shak) 2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. Rural dean. The state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Synonym: Rustic. Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc, of the original inhabitans of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc. "We turn To where the silver Thames first rural grows." (Thomson) "Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To manly confidence thy throughts apply." (Dryden) Origin: F, fr. L.ruralis, fr. Rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rural
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