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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

ruralista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁu.ɾaˈliʃ.tɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ruralist/ˈrʊə.rəl.ɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45200 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A bancada ruralista exerce forte influência na política nacional."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who advocates for rural interests, the preservation of the countryside, or agrarian lifestyles.

    "The ruralist argued that agricultural subsidies are essential for maintaining the nation's food security."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of ruralism, or advocating for the importance of rural life and culture.

    "Her poetry reflects a deeply ruralist aesthetic, focusing heavily on pastoral imagery and agrarian traditions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'rus' (country, open land), combining the root 'rural' with the agent suffix '-ist'. It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe artists, writers, and thinkers who focused on rural life and landscape, later expanding to include advocates for rural development.

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