rural

ru·ral  (rrl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country.

2. Of or relating to people who live in the country: rural households.

3. Of or relating to farming; agricultural.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rrlis, from rs, rr-, country; see reu- in Indo-European roots.]

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rural·ly adv.

Synonyms: rural, bucolic, rustic, pastoral
These adjectives all mean of or typical of the country as distinguished from the city. Rural applies to sparsely settled or agricultural country: "I do love quiet, rural England" (George Meredith).
Bucolic is often used pejoratively or facetiously of country people or their manners: "The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentry" (George Eliot).
Rustic frequently suggests a lack of sophistication or elegance, but it may also connote artless and pleasing simplicity: "some rustic phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house" (Jonathan Swift). The hiker slept in a charming, rustic cottage.
Pastoral, which evokes the image of shepherds, sheep, and verdant countryside, suggests serenity: The train passed through pastoral landscapes.

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rural [ˈrʊərəl]

adj

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life

2. living in or accustomed to the country

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) of, relating to, or associated with farming Compare urban

[via Old French from Latin rūrālis, from rūs the country]

ruralism  n

ruralist  n

rurality  n

rurally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" urban - located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners"
	2.	rural - of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

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rural

adjective

1. agricultural, country, farming, agrarian, upcountry, agrestic These plants grow in the more rural areas.

2. rustic, country, hick (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), pastoral, bucolic, sylvan, Arcadian, countrified the old rural way of life
rustic city, town, urban, cosmopolitan

Translations

rural [ˈrʊərəl] ADJ → rural
rural development → desarrollo m rural
rural planning → planificación f rural

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rural [ˈrʊərəl] adj → rural(e)
rural development n → développement m rural
rural planning n → aménagement m rural

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rural

adj

(= of the countryside) → ländlich; poverty, crime → auf dem Land; rural land → ländlicher Raum; rural development programme or (US) program → ländliches Entwicklungsprogramm; rural worker → Landarbeiter(in) m(f); rural doctor → Landarzt m → /-ärztin f; rural policeman → Dorfpolizist m; rural England → das ländliche England; Ireland used to be largely a rural country → Irland war früher hauptsächlich ein Agrarstaat

(= rustic) landscape → bäuerlich; accent → dörflich

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rural:

rural depopulation

n → Abwanderung f → der Landbevölkerung, Landflucht f

rural deprivation

n → Strukturschwäche f → in ländlichen Gebieten

rural district

n (Brit Admin) → Landbezirk m

rural life

n → Landleben nt

rural planning

n → Raumplanung f → in ländlichen Gebieten

rural population

n → Landbevölkerung f

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rural [ˈrʊər/əl] adj (gen) → rurale; (scene) → campestre; (life) → di campagna
rural depopulation → deruralizzazione f

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rural

adj rural [ˈruərəl]

of the countryside a rural area. plattelands ريفي، قَرَوي селски venkovský landlig ländlich αγροτικός rural maa- روستایی؛ رعیتی maaseutu- rural כַפרִי देहाती, ग्रामीण seoski vidéki, falusi pedesaan sveita-, landsbyggðar- rurale 田舎の 시골의 kaimo lauku- pendalaman landelijk bygde-, land-, landlig, distrikts- wiejski rural rural сельский vidiecky podeželski ruralni lantlig ในชนบท kırsal, taşraya ait 鄉村的 сільський دیہی nông thôn 乡村的，边远的

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rural → ريفي venkovský landlig ländlich αγροτικός rural maaseudun rural ruralan rurale 田舎の 시골의 landelijk landlig wiejski rural сельский lantlig ในชนบท kırsal nông thôn 乡村的