How to pronounce rural
American English pronunciation
ROOR-ul
- IPA
- /ˈɹʊɹəl/
- Syllables
- ROOR · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rural means
Out in the country, far from towns and cities
In a sentence: My cousins live on a rural road where you see more cows than cars.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word for the countryside.
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