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rural

/ˈɹʊɹəl/ adjective B2
  1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
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A short walk along the winding drive with such sward and oaks around it as one only sees in rural England, then a sudden turn, and the long, low Jacobean house of dingy, liver-coloured brick lay before us, with an old-fashioned garden of cut yews on each side of it.
The Valley of Fear, p. 38 · C1
I have, therefore, chosen this drawing-room, where you see, smiling and happy in their magnificent frames, your portrait, mine, my mother’s, and all sorts of rural landscapes and touching pastorals.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 949 · C1
They train new eye doctors and provide medical supplies to rural hospitals.
Fred Hollows: The Doctor Who Restored Sight, p. 1 · B1
Consider the small, isolated communities located in rural Alaska.
The Doctor Will See You on Screen, p. 1 · B2

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