rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r(-ə)l 
ˈrər(-ə)l
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
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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But Trump was able to turn out infrequent voters there in 2020, and did well in much of the rest of the state, which is rural and more conservative.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The fiber promotes diversified income streams for pineapple farmers and generates job opportunities in rural communities.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Zavala grew up in Michoacán, a region where rural communities have passed down the holiday’s customs and recipes for generations.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
But in a shift away from the formal and thematic rigidity of the medieval period, many artists, often immersed in their own rural societies, began to paint nature and its bounty with increasingly devoted precision.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The fiber promotes diversified income streams for pineapple farmers and generates job opportunities in rural communities.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Zavala grew up in Michoacán, a region where rural communities have passed down the holiday’s customs and recipes for generations.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
But in a shift away from the formal and thematic rigidity of the medieval period, many artists, often immersed in their own rural societies, began to paint nature and its bounty with increasingly devoted precision.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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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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