rural
adjective
, ˈrər(-ə)l\
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bucolic, country, pastoral, rustic (also rustical)
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Raised on a farm in rural Michigan, Croninger liked making things with her hands. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Remembering Cara Croninger, Artwear Jewelry Maker and “Punk to the Core”," 5 Apr. 2019 Two years ago, the Oroville Dam's failure forced 200,000 people to evacuate from rural northern California. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Oroville Dam Almost Flooded Northern California. Now It's Working Again.," 3 Apr. 2019 The sport just seemed too pricey or inaccessible for many rural families. — Melody Warnick, Woman's Day, "These Small-Town Heroes Are Helping Their Communities Thrive," 2 Apr. 2019 Among the charities that received donations was CAMFED, an organization focused on empowering women in rural Africa. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meghan Markle's Baby Shower Is Going Global, Thanks to a Charity-Minded Fan," 1 Apr. 2019 Vale has been reeling since one of its mining-waste dams burst on Jan. 25 in the rural Brazilian town of Brumadinho. — Jeffrey T. Lewis, WSJ, "Iron-Ore Producer Vale Estimates Sales Impact of Dam Disaster," 28 Mar. 2019 Most of that is either city gun violence or rural gun suicide. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Gun Violence Is a Women's Issue," 27 Mar. 2019 But smaller, rural programs are less likely to have that kind of unrestricted money to plug the holes. — Bryce Covert, Glamour, "“At What Point Do We Have to Start Shutting Down?” Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Survive the Government Shutdown," 14 Jan. 2019 On Her Childhood: Born in rural Illinois, Melissa McCarthy spent her early years on a farm first performing for her mom in their laundry room. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Melissa McCarthy's Weight-Loss Journey in Her Own Words," 3 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rural.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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