Definition of Rural. Meaning of Rural. Synonyms of Rural

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Definition of Rural

Rural
Rural Ru"ral, a. [F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs. --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. Rural dean. (Eccl.) See under Dean. Rural deanery (Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Syn: Rustic. Usage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original inhabitants of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc. We turn To where the silver Thames first rural grows. --Thomson. Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To manly confidence thy throughts apply. --Dryden.

Meaning of Rural from wikipedia

- In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low po****tion density...
- medicine, rural health or rural medicine is the interdisciplinary study of health and health care delivery in rural environments. The concept of rural health...
- landscapes of fragmented and mixed urban and rural characteristics. Such areas may be referred to as the rural–urban fringe, the outskirts or the urban hinterland...
- responsible for internal security in parts of the territory (primarily in rural areas and small towns in the case of France), with additional duties as...
- Rural King Supply is a farm supply store based in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, as of 2024, the chain has 135 stores in the U.S....
- сільрада, romanized: sil'rada) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (Belarusian: се́льскi саве́т; Russian: се́льский сове́т; Ukrainian:...
- A rural district was a type of local government area – now su****ded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for...
- is the po****tion shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which...
- Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and...
- Rural flight (also known as rural-to-urban migration, rural depo****tion, or rural exodus) is the migratory pattern of people from rural areas into urban...