What does rural mean?
Rural means Relating to the countryside or to agriculture..
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/ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/ · adjective
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 backpacking spot.
Use rural when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rural means Relating to the countryside or to agriculture..
Common synonyms include campestral, landly, bucolic, pastoral.
Possible antonyms include urban, suburban.
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 … .
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