Definitions for rural
ˈrʊər əlru·ral

Princeton's WordNet(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rural(adj)

   living in or characteristic of farming or country life

   "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

2. rural(adj)

   of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city

   "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rural(Adjective)

   pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas

Origin: From rural < ruralis, from rus + -alis.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rural(adj)

   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

2. Rural(adj)

   of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rural

   rōō′ral, adj. of or belonging to the country: suiting the country: rustic: pertaining to agriculture.—n. (obs.) a countryman.—ns. Ru′ral-dean, an ecclesiastic under the bishop and archdeacon, with the peculiar care of the clergy of a district; Ru′ral-dean′ery.—v.t. Ru′ralise, to render rural.—v.i. to become rural: to rusticate.—ns. Ru′ralism; Ru′ralist; Rural′ity.—adv. Ru′rally.—n. Ru′ralness.—adj. Ruridec′anal, pertaining to a rural dean or deanery. [Fr.,—L. ruralis—rus, ruris, the country.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rural' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1647

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rural' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2188

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rural' in Adjectives Frequency: #206

How to pronounce rural?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rural in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of rural in a Sentence

1. Kathleen McCormack Durst:

   It was very rural, very pretty.

2. William Gumede:

   The ANC may just become a rural party.

3. Jose Luis Perez:

   In the rural areas, the blackouts last longer.

4. Prabhat Jha:

   These barriers typically affect the rural poor the most.

5. The Republican senators:

   Every waiver granted negatively impacts the rural economy.

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