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rural.

Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹʊəɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɔːɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɵːɹəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɹoːɹəl/British, Southern, Standard

  1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

Where this word comes from

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

noun/ˈɹʊəɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɔːɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɵːɹəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɹoːɹəl/British, Southern, Standard

  1. A person from the countryside; a rustic.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

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