Rural
adjective
Related to the countryside, not the city.
She grew up in a rural area outside the city.
Often appears as...
- rural area
- rural community
adjective
Having characteristics of the countryside.
Their house has a rural charm with its wooden porch and wide open spaces.
Often appears as...
- rural charm
- rural beauty
adjective
Pertaining to less-populated areas.
Rural places tend to have fewer job opportunities compared to towns and cities.
Often appears as...
- rural population
- rural places
adjective
Related to the countryside, not the city.
She grew up in a rural area outside the city.
Often appears as...
- rural area
- rural community
adjective
Having characteristics of the countryside.
Their house has a rural charm with its wooden porch and wide open spaces.
Often appears as...
- rural charm
- rural beauty
adjective
Pertaining to less-populated areas.
Rural places tend to have fewer job opportunities compared to towns and cities.
Often appears as...
- rural population
- rural places
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Countryside Life
Implies a simpler, slower pace of life closer to nature compared to bustling city environments.
Moving to a rural village, they embraced the peaceful lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Used to distinguish areas from urban centers; suggests open land and smaller populations.
Rural communities often lack the amenities found in urban hubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Agricultural Setting
Typically associated with farming, agriculture, or less industrial economies.
Rural economies are usually reliant on agriculture.
Pro Tip 1/3Countryside Life
Implies a simpler, slower pace of life closer to nature compared to bustling city environments.
Moving to a rural village, they embraced the peaceful lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Used to distinguish areas from urban centers; suggests open land and smaller populations.
Rural communities often lack the amenities found in urban hubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Agricultural Setting
Typically associated with farming, agriculture, or less industrial economies.
Rural economies are usually reliant on agriculture.
Pro Tip 1/3Countryside Life
Implies a simpler, slower pace of life closer to nature compared to bustling city environments.
Moving to a rural village, they embraced the peaceful lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Used to distinguish areas from urban centers; suggests open land and smaller populations.
Rural communities often lack the amenities found in urban hubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Agricultural Setting
Typically associated with farming, agriculture, or less industrial economies.
Rural economies are usually reliant on agriculture.
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Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
and what is being offered and to whom. So in many cases this is not so much about making change as it is creating the conditions under which change is possible and the incentive to want to make change, which is easier said than done in rural communities and in inside-the-box education systems
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Researching How to Live...
either dismiss them or actually be excited about it and take a picture with our phone or some people actually encourage them to come closer and so if you think about that difference that that urban coyote has a very different sense of what the presence of human beings are from a rural coyote
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Discovering Wildlife in...
unlike their rural counterparts, These foxes have actually started to change. Their noses are getting a bit shorter to adapt to their more urban lifestyles of scavenging. And that's not all. Their skulls are actually changing shape in a way that could mean their brains are getting smaller.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
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Population pyramids:...
due to factors such as increased education and opportunities for women outside of child-rearing and a move from rural to urban living that makes having large families less economically advantageous. Finally, countries in advanced stages of industrialization reach a point
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Learning from smallpox:...
proving especially difficult in places suffering from poor infrastructure or civil wars. The eradication effort took decades and involved millions of people working together, from world leaders and international organizations to rural doctors and community workers.
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A curable condition that...
are there still so many blind people in the world? The main issue is access to health care, with poor infrastructure and a shortage of doctors being a major barrier in many regions. But this is not the only problem. In many rural areas with poor education,
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Is Your Perfume Made...
What are the benefits of homesteads? Usually in rural areas, people have some land right, just adjoining one's home. where you can have a mango tree or a fruit plant near your home. So likewise there can be agarwood plantation also.
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
the red fox is known for its adaptability and is now a species of our urban environments just as much as the rural countryside but despite their intelligence and versatile nature these beautiful creatures sometimes need our help
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An inside look at...
I was walking about a rural area I saw these men would look like religious men and I approached them to seek some wisdom from them they were not religious
Video examples
Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
and what is being offered and to whom. So in many cases this is not so much about making change as it is creating the conditions under which change is possible and the incentive to want to make change, which is easier said than done in rural communities and in inside-the-box education systems
Video examples
Researching How to Live...
either dismiss them or actually be excited about it and take a picture with our phone or some people actually encourage them to come closer and so if you think about that difference that that urban coyote has a very different sense of what the presence of human beings are from a rural coyote
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
unlike their rural counterparts, These foxes have actually started to change. Their noses are getting a bit shorter to adapt to their more urban lifestyles of scavenging. And that's not all. Their skulls are actually changing shape in a way that could mean their brains are getting smaller.
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
Video examples
Population pyramids:...
due to factors such as increased education and opportunities for women outside of child-rearing and a move from rural to urban living that makes having large families less economically advantageous. Finally, countries in advanced stages of industrialization reach a point
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
proving especially difficult in places suffering from poor infrastructure or civil wars. The eradication effort took decades and involved millions of people working together, from world leaders and international organizations to rural doctors and community workers.
Video examples
A curable condition that...
are there still so many blind people in the world? The main issue is access to health care, with poor infrastructure and a shortage of doctors being a major barrier in many regions. But this is not the only problem. In many rural areas with poor education,
Video examples
Is Your Perfume Made...
What are the benefits of homesteads? Usually in rural areas, people have some land right, just adjoining one's home. where you can have a mango tree or a fruit plant near your home. So likewise there can be agarwood plantation also.
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
the red fox is known for its adaptability and is now a species of our urban environments just as much as the rural countryside but despite their intelligence and versatile nature these beautiful creatures sometimes need our help
Video examples
An inside look at...
I was walking about a rural area I saw these men would look like religious men and I approached them to seek some wisdom from them they were not religious
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static.
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Jason Kander
American Politician
I've stood in rooms in urban, rural, and suburban parts of my state and asked a room of middle class voters to raise their hands if the college debt of someone in their family is affecting their financial situation. Without exception, at least three quarters of the room will raise their hand.
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Pete Gallego
American Politician
One of the things that ties people together, whether they live in a rural or urban area, is the really big number of people who have served in the military. Veterans issues are very important in the district.
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Keith Whitley
American Singer
They say country music stands for more than the rural life. It's about life, period, whether lived in a high-rise or a hollow. I don't think rural or urban has that much to do with it.
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James Earl Jones
American Actor
I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas.
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Gordon Parks
American Photographer
I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.
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Sayani Gupta
Indian Actress
Probably I look different in different get-ups, so I can pass off as an urban and rural character, hopefully with the same kind of conviction.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
Air service is an important asset for rural communities in Mississippi.
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Smriti Irani
Indian Politician
I have seen rural life and met all kinds of people.
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Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static.
Quote examples
Jason Kander
American Politician
I've stood in rooms in urban, rural, and suburban parts of my state and asked a room of middle class voters to raise their hands if the college debt of someone in their family is affecting their financial situation. Without exception, at least three quarters of the room will raise their hand.
Quote examples
Pete Gallego
American Politician
One of the things that ties people together, whether they live in a rural or urban area, is the really big number of people who have served in the military. Veterans issues are very important in the district.
Quote examples
Keith Whitley
American Singer
They say country music stands for more than the rural life. It's about life, period, whether lived in a high-rise or a hollow. I don't think rural or urban has that much to do with it.
Quote examples
James Earl Jones
American Actor
I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas.
Quote examples
Gordon Parks
American Photographer
I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.
Quote examples
Sayani Gupta
Indian Actress
Probably I look different in different get-ups, so I can pass off as an urban and rural character, hopefully with the same kind of conviction.
Quote examples
Patti Smith
American Musician
I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else.
Quote examples
Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
Air service is an important asset for rural communities in Mississippi.
Quote examples
Smriti Irani
Indian Politician
I have seen rural life and met all kinds of people.
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