Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)A person from the countryside; a rustic.

Examples

169 sentences

  1. Tom lives in a rural area.

    Том живе в селі. — deniko

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  2. Tom lives in a rural community.

    ruТом живет в сельской местности. — Balamax

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  3. I live in a rural community.

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  4. Tom grew up in a rural area.

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  5. You will soon be used to rural life.

    ruТы скоро привыкнешь к сельской жизни. — Selena777

    deDu wirst dich bald an das Landleben gewöhnt haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: rurals
Singularrural
Pluralrurals

regular

Word family

1 related words
RelatedcountryA2

Collocations

3 patterns
  • a rural area
  • in a rural
  • rural area

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
runwayB1rupeeruptureruserushA2
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