"rural ." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. . Encyclopedia.com. (May 5, 2025). https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural-1

"rural ." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. . Retrieved May 05, 2025 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural-1

T. F. HOAD "rural ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. . Encyclopedia.com. (May 5, 2025). https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural-2

T. F. HOAD "rural ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. . Retrieved May 05, 2025 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural-2

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH "RURAL ." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. . Encyclopedia.com. (May 5, 2025). https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH "RURAL ." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. . Retrieved May 05, 2025 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rural