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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Such local knowledge, the ability to make rural Afghan society legible to outsiders, was precisely what made militias effective.
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Much of the populace supported the Union, but rural areas and towns like Independence and Westport saw increasing Confederate support.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Much of the populace supported the Union, but rural areas and towns like Independence and Westport saw increasing Confederate support.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 29 May. 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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