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rural
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Sense: Adjective: in or of the countryside

Synonyms:

rustic, country , countrified, farm , farming , provincial, agricultural, countryside , agrarian, pastoral, backwoods, uncultivated, Arcadian, sylvan, georgic, bucolic, semi-rural

Antonyms:

urban , industrial, commercial , modern , urban , suburban, city , metropolitan, built-up, densely populated

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