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Rural

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.

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Agrarian 84% connected

Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which dist…

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Agrarian 84% connected

Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which dist…

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Agrestic 84% connected

Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth.

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Agrestic 84% connected

Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth.

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Agricultural 84% connected

Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc.

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Agricultural 84% connected

Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc.

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Arcadian 84% connected

Alt. of Arcadic

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Arcadian 84% connected

Alt. of Arcadic

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Bucolic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

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Bucolic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

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Campestral 84% connected

Alt. of Campestrian

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Campestral 84% connected

Alt. of Campestrian

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Countrified 84% connected

Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude.

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Countrified 84% connected

Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude.

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Farming 84% connected

of Farm

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Farming 84% connected

of Farm

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Hobnailed 84% connected

See with hobnails, as a shoe.

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Hobnailed 84% connected

See with hobnails, as a shoe.

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Homespun 84% connected

Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

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Homespun 84% connected

Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

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Pastoral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.

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Pastoral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.

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Rustic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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Rustic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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Ruralism 74% connected

The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.

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Ruralism 74% connected

The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.

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Urban 94% connected

Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.

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Urban 94% connected

Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.

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