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1. | [ adjective ] (agriculture) living in or characteristic of farming or country life | |
Examples: | "rural people" "large rural households" "unpaved rural roads" "an economy that is basically rural" |
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Related terms: | urban farm frontier cracker-barrel country countrified arcadian campestral hick agrestic hobnailed country-style agrarian | |
2. | [ adjective ] relating to rural areas | |
Examples: | "rural electrification" "rural free delivery (RFD)" |
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Related terms: | country | |
Similar spelling: |
rurally |