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