i Register
In some senses, rural is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .
The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
noun
A person from the countryside; a rustic.