Rural Definition

ro͝orəl
adjective
Of or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic.
Webster's New World
Living in the country.
Webster's New World
Having to do with farming; agricultural.
Webster's New World

Pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas.

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Origin of Rural

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin rūrālis from rūs rūr- country reuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French rural < Latin rÅ«rālis (“rural"), from rÅ«s (“countryside") + -ālis.

    From Wiktionary

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