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| landscape |
a stretch of scenery, usu. rural, that is visible from one viewpoint. [1/5 definitions] |
| landscape architecture |
the art or profession of planning or changing rural or urban land for a desired effect, often both practical and aesthetic. |
| outback |
(sometimes cap.) remote, rural areas, esp. in Australia and New Zealand (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. [1/6 definitions] |
| patois |
a rural or regional variety of a language, esp. in France, that is considered to be substandard; dialect. [1/2 definitions] |
| RD |
abbreviation of "rural delivery," delivery of mail along rural routes, usu. to a roadside mailbox rather than to the door. |
| redneck |
(chiefly American)(informal; often offensive) a poor, white, rural person, often considered ignorant or bigoted. |
| RR |
abbreviation of "rural route." [1/2 definitions] |
| rural delivery |
delivery of mail along rural routes, usu. to a roadside mailbox rather than to the door. |
| ruralism |
the quality or condition of being rural. [2 definitions] |
| ruralize |
to cause to become rural. |
| rural route |
a mail-delivery route that serves a rural area. |
| rustic |
of, occurring, or living in a rural area. [3/4 definitions] |
| rusticate |
to settle in the country and lead a rural life. [1/3 definitions] |
| soul food |
items of food traditionally eaten by Black people of the rural U.S., such as collard greens, chitterlings, and ham hocks. |
| squire |
a title sometimes applied to a rural U.S. judge or prominent lawyer. [1/6 definitions] |
| straw-hat |
of, designating, or relating to a summer theater or summer theaters located in rural or suburban areas. |
| urbanization |
the process by which the population in cities and towns grows as people leave rural areas for urban areas. [1/2 definitions] |
| urban sprawl |
spreading of the urban structure into adjoining suburbs and rural areas. |
| village |
a small town or community, usu. in a rural area. [1/2 definitions] |
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