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rural

'ruәrәl9 senses · 6 ms
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adj/ˈɹʊəɹəl//ˈɹɔːɹəl//ˈɹɵːɹəl/
  1. 1

    Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

    • Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .
    • The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
noun/ˈɹʊəɹəl//ˈɹɔːɹəl//ˈɹɵːɹəl/
  1. 1

    A person from the countryside; a rustic.obsolete

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