| rural | adj luar bandar: ~ industries, industri-industri luar bandar; they lived in ~ seclusion, mereka tinggal terpencil di luar bandar; the ~ areas, kawasan-kawasan luar bandar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pastoral | adj 1. peacefully rural, desa: the house was built in a delightful ~ setting, rumah itu dibina di sebuah kawasan desa yg permai; 2. (of literary work) pastoral, kedesaan: ~ poetry, puisi pastoral; 3. (of land) rumput ternak: the ~ land around here is limited, kawasan rumput ternak di sini terbatas; 4. concerned with duties of clergyman in charge of congregation, sbg pastor: ~ duties, tugas-tugas sbg pastor; he makes ~ visits once a week, dia membuat lawatan sbg pastor sekali seminggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rusticate | vi (fml) lead a rural life, hidup cara /kampung, desa/: they have been rusticating since their retirement, mereka hidup cara kampung sejak mereka bersara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| countryman | n 1. (from the rural district) orang /kampung, desa/; 2. compatriot, teman senegeri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| structured | adj having formal, prescribed pattern, shape, etc, distrukturkan: rural societies are often rigidly ~, masyarakat luar bandar biasanya distrukturkan secara tegar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| urbanization, urbanisation | n pembandaran: the problems that accompany the ~ of the rural areas, masalah-masalah yg menyusul bersama pembandaran kawasan luar bandar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tweedy | 2. (UK), (giving the impression of) belonging to the rural upper class, dr golongan tweedy. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impetus | n 1. dorongan: these new regulations gave ~ to rural industries, peraturan-peraturan baru ini memberi dorongan pd industri luar bandar; 2. (phys) daya pendorong. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pursuit | 2. a quest for st, usaha /mencari, memburu/: many rural youths have to leave their homes in ~ of jobs in the city, ramai belia kampung terpaksa meninggalkan kampung halaman utk memburu pekerjaan di bandar raya; his singleminded ~ of truth was admirable, usahanya yg gigih utk mencari kebenaran sungguh mengagumkan; 3. continuance of activity, plan, etc, meneruskan: in ~ of a policy of restructuring, the company is cutting back staff, untuk meneruskan dasar penstrukturan semula, syarikat itu mengurangkan bilangan kakitangan; 4. (often in pl) | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| microcosm | n mikrokosma, /dunia, alam/ kecil: this village is a ~ of life in rural Malaysia, desa ini merupakan mikrokosma kehidupan luar bandar di Malaysia; in ~, dlm bentuk mikrokosma. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |