rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r(-ə)l 
ˈrər(-ə)l
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
Synonyms of rural
Examples of rural in a Sentence
She lives in a rural area.
grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers
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Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The Efird Family Homestead is hardly a one-off in rural Colorado.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Prairie Pedlar Odebolt, Iowa Surrounded by Jolly Time popcorn fields in a pocket of rural northwest Iowa, Prairie Pedlar has been a family business for 40-plus years.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
From liberal to nationalist Beloved by many older and more rural Hungarians and reviled by detractors, Orbán has emerged as the country’s most consequential leader since its transition to democracy at the end of the Cold War.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r-əl
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
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