rural area
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- noun
- /ˈrʊrəl ˈɛəriə/
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zona rural
- In a rural area, you can often see farms and animals grazing in the fields.
- live in rural areas
- people in rural areas
- urban and rural areas
But in general rural areas have done better than urban areas.
- But in general rural areas have done better than urban areas.
- So that's the city and the region that surrounds it of smaller towns and rural areas.
- So roll call completion is FCC order trying to address complaints in rural areas that people are not getting calls.
- Poor people out of four live in rural areas.
- Now best possible type of area for the least amount of people is more rural area, but it's overland.
- And that's, that's that holds true too, for for rural areas as well.
- systems in these rural areas around Paris as well as in some in Paris itself.
Examples
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His factory prefabricates houses for rural areas.
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The family decided to move to a rural area to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside.
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I grew up in a very rural area so I could see the stars very well.
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Sure, it's nothing in a big city, but in a rural area, you have to take what you can get.
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But in general rural areas have done better than urban areas.
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Maintaining health professionals in rural areas is still a problem.
Academic text (1991) -
Today, refugees from Sudan, Iraq, and other global trouble spots are often settled in rural areas.
Academic text (2011) -
Telemedicine is for people in rural areas where medical care is unavailable.
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In Afghanistan, many people, especially those in rural areas, live according to centuries-old traditions and beliefs.
Academic text (2011) -
Entry-level teachers and others going to the rural areas need to be apprised of the situations.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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Land away from towns and cities where few people live
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1.1
Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms
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A place far from towns and people
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1.0
In an area away from towns and cities with farms and small villages
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8.8
An area far from cities or the coast, often remote and less developed
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A remote wild area far from towns and roads
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9.3
A very remote area far from towns and cities
In wild areas far from towns and roads
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Areas far from towns or cities where few people live and life is often hard
Antonyms
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area outside cities with low population density' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rural' (pertaining to the countryside) with 'area' (a region or part of a place). This adjectival-noun composition follows a basic, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Rural area combines rural (an old word for the countryside) and area (a place). Picture wide fields, farms and only a few houses, and that's why it means 'an area outside cities with farms and few people'.