Any area wherein residences and other developments are scattered and intermingled with forest, range, or farm land and native vegetation or cultivated crops. 

early 15c., from Old French rural (14c.), from Latin ruralis "of the countryside," from rus (genitive ruris) "open land, country," from PIE *reue- (1) "to open; space" (s [..]

An area, generally agricultural, that is not densely populated. Related: Landscapes: Real and Imagined Modern Landscapes Vasily Kandinsky. Picture with an Archer. 1909

having to do with country life, or areas with few residents.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; & [..]

An area outside of an established urban area or metropolitan district.

Rural localities and towns with a total population of under 1,000 people. ‘Rural’ also forms part of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas Classification (RRMA). RRMA has been used to classify the [..]

village-type surroundings; the opposite of urban

lit. of the countryside.

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Relating to people who live in the country, to farming and to characteristics of the country.

To do with the countryside.

an area, such as a farm or small town, where few people live.

(adj) living in or characteristic of farming or country life(adj) of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city

An area outside of an established urban area or metropolitan district.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

That area outside the boundaries of an urban area.

Settled areas not part of metropolitan areas and characterized by very low population densities (see metropolitan classification).

Sparsely populated areas with restricted access to urban centers (Farmer, 2008; Housing Assistance Council, 2002; USDA Economic Research Service, 2004). The U.S. Census Bureau defines the term...

found in or living in the country, especially farming areas

Of (or relating to) the characteristics of the country, country life or country people.

All areas not classified by the Census Bureau as urban are defined as rural and generally include places of less than 2,500 persons.

For purposes of grant applications requiring self-identification, organizations who exist in Tennessee counties other than Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Maury, Montgome [..]

Rural areas are those not characterized as peri-urban or urban. The traditional distinction between urban and rural areas within a country has been based on the assumption that urban areas, no matter [..]

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Of a characteristic of the country (as opposed to the city)