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How to pronounce rural in English?

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Type Words
Derivation rurality


rural people.
large rural households.
unpaved rural roads.
an economy that is basically rural.
Type Words
Derivation rurality


rural electrification.
rural free delivery.

Examples of rural

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The girl was bound and gagged in Hoffman's basement in rural Mount Vernon, Ohio.
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Marcus Dupree has started a small town pro rassling career in rural Mississippi.
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Instead, he said, he will propose targeted tax relief to help rural communities.
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In some parts of rural America, the issue isn't just making broadband available.
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Do they spend part of their lives outside of those areas in more rural settings?
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I needed to find a way to make a living in a rural, economically depressed area.
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Their dialogue, rural south Texas vernacular, is spare, gnarled and often funny.
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Researchers surveyed more than 7,800 people in 19 rural counties of nine states.
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The place is sparsely decorated with pictures of rural and urban Brazilian life.
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More examples
  • Living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
  • Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"
  • (rurally) in a rural manner
  • Rural areas are large and isolated areas of an open country with low population density. The terms "countryside" and "rural areas" are not synonyms: a "countryside" refers to rural areas that are open. A forest, wetlands, etc. with a low population density is not a countryside.
  • The term rurals is used as an expression of different rural areas as not being defined. Many authors involved in mental health research in rural areas, stress the importance of steering clear of inflexible blanket definitions of rurality (Philo, 2003), and to instead "select definitions of ...
  • (The Rurals) The Rurals are a deep house collective from Devon, England. DJ/producer Andy Compton heads up the group alongside wife, Marie "Tweek" . They have been producing music since 1995 and have an extensive discography. ...
  • Pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas
  • An area outside of an established urban area or metropolitan district.
  • A term used to describe a property's location. For example, rural properties are in remote locations, on non-paved roads, or streets with support services more than 10 miles away. Rural is also a term used to describe areas that are not within a city.