rural area
collocation in Englishmeaningsofruralandarea
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rural
adjective
uk/ˈrʊə.rəl/us/ˈrʊr.əl/
in, of, or like ...
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area
noun
uk/ˈeə.ri.ə/us/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofruralandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrural area
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Just one project covers a whole town or city, two cover a mixed urban andruralarea, and one is entirely rural.
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After all, most of the older speakers immigrated from theruralarea.
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All the variables were significant in at least one country on at least one factor, with the exception of urban orruralareaof residence.
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One unpublished survey in aruralareashowed that 17% of the women interviewed had deliberately ended at least one pregnancy.
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Although aruralarea, there is little subsistence agriculture.
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Interdependence between the city and the surroundingruralareawas strengthened.
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Theruralareawhere the study was conducted is characterized by poverty and a high rate of illiteracy.
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Travelling from aruralareais seldom straightforward and usually involves more than one mode of transport and changes along the way.
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In aruralarea, farmers are usually quite distinct from their non-farming neighbours.
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Most of the sample came from urban areas - only a fifth came from aruralarea.
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In mostruralarea, condoms and oral pills are not encouraged, and not very easy to obtain.
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This is aruralareawith high malaria transmission.
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Throughout the whole nineteenth century the parish was a traditionalruralareawhere farming, hunting, fishing and forestry were the main sources of income.
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The sample consisted of 9-12-year-old children, with 26 children from the urban area, and 29 from theruralarea.
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The rest of theruralareais covered by small, charitable organizations based in villages or smaller cities.
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Their children have incentives (of employment opportunities and potential inheritance) to remain in theruralarea.
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Many of the staff who provide domiciliary services live in theruralarea.
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For example, wandering may not be reported in aruralareabecause of the availability of space and a watchful, close-knit community.
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The only multiple selections permitted in the distribution were those where the respondent chose a combination of the mountains, seashore andruralareaalternatives.
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Location of residence was divided into metropolitan versusruralarea, with the metropolitan area as the reference category.
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