- (a.) Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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