1. rural - Noun
2. rural - Adjective
Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.
Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNot many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door. Charles Lamb
From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty. Dwight D. Eisenhower
And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every Child may joy to hear. William Blake
Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,Exhilarate the spirit, and restoreThe tone of languid nature. William Cowper
HISTORICAL SLUMMING: the act of visiting locations such as diners, smokestack industrial sites, rural villageslocations where time appears to have been frozen many years backso as to experience relief when one returns back to'the present'. Douglas Coupland
In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I was called to a bed of thorns. I now leave that bed which has afforded me little rest, and eagerly seek repose in the quiet enjoyments of rural life. John Tyler