RURAL


Meaning of RURAL in English

/ ˈrʊərəl; NAmE ˈrʊrəl/ adjective

[ usually before noun ] connected with or like the countryside :

rural areas

a rural economy

rural America

a rural way of life

—compare urban

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.