rural vs urban
Definitions
adjective
- living in or characteristic of farming or country life
- of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
Examples
Car ownership rates are higher in rural areas than the national average.
Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.
Definitions
adjective
- relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
- located in or characteristic of a city or city life
Examples
This does not exclude the existence of pockets of the urban population with unrealized homosexual desires.
Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters.
The stores, usually located in suburban shopping centers, target middle-class consumers with brand-name clothing, accessories and furniture.
