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rural
adjective
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How to pronounce rural:

Definition of rural:

rural (adjective):
in or of the countryside
living in or characteristic of farming or country life.
of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture

Synonyms for rural:

rusticbucoliccountryprovincialagrarianfarmingagriculturalpastoral

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