HOW TO PRONOUNCE
rural
/ˈɹʊɹəl/
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Give the r sounds room.
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TRY SAYING
“A rural community.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does rural mean?
adjective
- Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) A person from the countryside; a rustic.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹʊɹəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Here she stationed herself, leaning her arms upon the high stone ledge, presenting her back to Longueville, and gazing at rural Italy.
He had lived on the rural skirt of Hampstead in a handsome house, high but not broad, a modern and prosaic tower.
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He could talk about rural economy with the count, fashions with the countess and Natásha, and about albums and fancywork with Sónya.
Increasing numbers are taking what would seem to be the wiser course, and are combining rural pleasures and advantages with their business.
Buildings in great numbers had been erected upon its margin, and its valley was conspicuous for its rural beauty and its fertility.