rural area

/ˌrʊrəl ˌɛriə/
/ˈrʊərəl ˈɛəriə/
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Other forms: rural areas

Definitions of rural area
  1. noun
    an area outside of cities and towns
    synonyms: country
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    antonyms:
    urban area
    a geographical area constituting a city or town
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    back country, backwoods, boondocks, hinterland
    a remote and undeveloped area
    farming area, farmland
    a rural area where farming is practiced
    countryside
    rural regions
    scrubland
    an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
    weald
    an area of open or forested country
    wold
    a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
    type of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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