rural

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈrʊrəl/ or /ˈrɝəl/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈrʊərəl/ or /ˈrɔːrəl/

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• Hyphenation: ru‧ral

Adjective

Positive rural

Comparative more rural

Superlative most rural

1. If something is rural, it is related to the country and is not of the city.
2. If a place is rural, it is far from any city.
3. If a person is rural, it means they live away from the city.

Synonym

• country
• pastoral
• rustic
• bucolic

Antonym

• urban