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ru·ral
(ro͝or′əl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country.
2. Of or relating to people who live in the country: rural households.
3. Of or relating to farming; agricultural.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rūrālis, from rūs, rūr-, country; see reuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ru′ral·ly adv.
Synonyms: rural, bucolic, rustic, pastoral
These adjectives all mean of or typical of the country as distinguished from the city. Rural applies to sparsely settled or agricultural country: "I do love quiet, rural England" (George Meredith).
Bucolic is often used pejoratively or facetiously of country people or their manners: "The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentry" (George Eliot).
Rustic frequently suggests a lack of sophistication or elegance, but it may also connote artless and pleasing simplicity: "some rustic phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house" (Jonathan Swift).
The hiker slept in a charming, rustic cottage. Pastoral, which evokes the image of shepherds, sheep, and verdant countryside, suggests serenity: The train passed through pastoral landscapes.
These adjectives all mean of or typical of the country as distinguished from the city. Rural applies to sparsely settled or agricultural country: "I do love quiet, rural England" (George Meredith).
Bucolic is often used pejoratively or facetiously of country people or their manners: "The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentry" (George Eliot).
Rustic frequently suggests a lack of sophistication or elegance, but it may also connote artless and pleasing simplicity: "some rustic phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house" (Jonathan Swift).
The hiker slept in a charming, rustic cottage. Pastoral, which evokes the image of shepherds, sheep, and verdant countryside, suggests serenity: The train passed through pastoral landscapes.
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rural
(ˈrʊərəl)adj
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life
2. living in or accustomed to the country
3. (Agriculture) of, relating to, or associated with farming
[C15: via Old French from Latin rūrālis, from rūs the country]
ˈruralism n
ˈruralist n
ruˈrality n
ˈrurally adv
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ru•ral
(ˈrʊər əl)adj.
1. characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic.
2. living in the country.
3. of or pertaining to agriculture.
[1375–1425; < Middle French < Latin rūrālis=rūr-, s. of rūs the country, rural land + -ālis -al1]
ru′ral•ism, n.
ru′ral•ly, adv.
syn: rural and rustic are terms that refer to the country. rural is the neutral term: rural education. It is also used subjectively, usu. in a favorable sense: the charm of rural life. rustic may have either favorable or unfavorable connotations. In a derogatory sense, it means provincial, boorish, or crude; in a favorable sense, it may suggest simplicity and lack of sophistication: rustic manners.
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| Adj. | 1. | rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" urban - located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" |
| 2. | rural - of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery" |
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rural
adjective
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rural
adjectiveOf or relating to the countryside:
Informal: hick.
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Translations
ريفي، قَرَويرِيفِيّ
venkovský
landligrural
ländlichrural
maaseudun
ruralan
sveita-, landsbyggîar-
田舎の
시골의
lauku-
podeželski
lantlig
ในชนบท
kırsaltaşraya ait
nông thôn
rural
[ˈrʊərəl] ADJ → ruralrural development → desarrollo m rural
rural planning → planificación f rural
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rural
[ˈrʊərəl] adj → rural(e)rural development n → développement m ruralrural planning n → aménagement m ruralCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rural
adj
(= of the countryside) → ländlich; poverty, crime → auf dem Land; rural land → ländlicher Raum; rural development programme or (US) program → ländliches Entwicklungsprogramm; rural worker → Landarbeiter(in) m(f); rural doctor → Landarzt m → /-ärztin f; rural policeman → Dorfpolizist m; rural England → das ländliche England; Ireland used to be largely a rural country → Irland war früher hauptsächlich ein Agrarstaat
rural
:rural depopulation
n → Abwanderung f → der Landbevölkerung, Landflucht f
rural deprivation
n → Strukturschwäche f → in ländlichen Gebieten
rural district
n (Brit Admin) → Landbezirk m
rural life
n → Landleben nt
rural planning
n → Raumplanung f → in ländlichen Gebieten
rural population
n → Landbevölkerung f
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rural
[ˈrʊər/əl] adj (gen) → rurale; (scene) → campestre; (life) → di campagnarural depopulation → deruralizzazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rural
(ˈruərəl) adjective of the countryside. a rural area.
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rural
→ رِيفِيّ venkovský landlig ländlich αγροτικός rural maaseudun rural ruralan rurale 田舎の 시골의 landelijk landlig wiejski rural сельский lantlig ในชนบท kırsal nông thôn 乡村的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rural
adj ruralEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.