Definition
The quality or condition of being rural, encompassing the social, economic, and cultural characteristics of countryside areas. This includes low population density, agricultural land use, and traditional rural lifestyles and values.
Etymology
From Latin 'ruralis' (of the countryside) plus '-ity' (quality of), emerging in English during the 19th century as urbanization made the distinction between rural and urban life more pronounced. The concept gained academic importance as rural sociology developed.
Kelly Says
Defining rurality is trickier than you'd think – is a small town surrounded by farms rural? What about a remote suburb? Different countries use wildly different criteria, from population density to distance from cities to economic activities!
Translations
ARالعربية
ريفية
ree-fi-ya
BNবাংলা
গ্রামীণ
gro-mee-n
CACatalà
ruralitat
roo-ra-li-tat
CSČeština
ruralita
roo-ra-li-ta
DADansk
landlighed
lan-dlig-hed
DEDeutsch
Ruralität
roo-ra-lee-taet
ELΕλληνικά
επαρχιακή
e-par-kee-kee
ESEspañol
ruralidad
roo-ra-lee-dad
FISuomi
maaseutuvuus
maa-seut-u-vuus
FRFrançais
ruralité
roo-ra-lee-te
HEעברית
characteristic
rural
HIहिन्दी
ग्रामीणता
gra-meen-ta
HUMagyar
vidéki
vee-de-kee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehidupan pedesaan
ke-hi-fa-tan pe-de-saan
ITItaliano
ruralità
roo-ra-lee-ta
KO한국어
농촌성
nong-chon-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
pedesaan
pe-de-saan
NLNederlands
ruraliteit
roo-ra-lee-teet
NONorsk
landlighet
lan-dlig-het
PLPolski
rurralność
roo-ral-no-sht
PTPortuguês
rurbanidade
roo-rban-i-da-de
RORomână
ruralitate
roo-ra-li-ta-te
RUРусский
сельскохозяйственность
sel'-sko-khoz-yaist-ven-nost'
SVSvenska
landsbygd
lan-ds-bygd
SWKiswahili
maeneo ya vijijini
ma-e-neo ya vee-jee-jee-nee
TAதமிழ்
புறநகர்
pu-ra-na-gar
TEతెలుగు
గ్రామీణ
grama-reen
THไทย
ลักษณะชนบท
lakk-sana-chon-bot
TLTL
kalakalan
ka-la-ka-lan
TRTürkçe
kırsallik
kir-sal-lik
UKУкраїнська
селянство
se-lyan-st-vo
VITiếng Việt
tính nông thôn
tin-nhong-thon