/ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/, /ˈɹɔː.ɹəl/, /ˈɹʊɹ.əl/
OriginFrom Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
- 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 … .”
“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 ba”
- obsoleteA person from the countryside; a rustic.
Formsmore rural(comparative) · most rural(superlative) · rurals(plural)