rural

Everyday

Rural means to do with the countryside, not towns or cities. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons rural areas have farms, villages and fewer people; urban areas are towns and cities. In everyday life rural schools may be small. Phrases: rural area, rural life, rural school.

Examples

• We live in a rural area with lots of farms. tree →
• Rural schools are often small. tree →
• Rural buses do not come often. tree →
• Many people moved from rural areas to cities. tree →
• Rural life can be quiet. tree →
• The map shows rural and urban areas. tree →
• When completed, it was a sweet rural bower, roofed overhead with an arch of living boughs. tree →

Note

Opposite: urban. Say ROOR-ul. Hard to say, so speak slowly.