Simple meaning
What does Rural mean?
Rural means country areas with more land and fewer people.
Dictionary definition
Related to the countryside, with farms or open land and fewer people.
Example sentences
Rural in a sentence
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In class, we learned what rural means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used rural in a history passage.
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Our project showed how rural helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Rural
countrysideLand outside big cities.
farm-areaAn area with fields and farms.
Antonyms
Opposite words
urbanRelated to cities and towns.
cityA place with more buildings and people.
Word family
Rural word family
Base word
rural
adjective
rural
Base form.
adjective
rurally
Related form.
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Practice 1
What does rural mean?
Rural is used for rural means country areas with more land and fewer people.
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