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

Rural is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

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