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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesavant-poste rural
Pronunciation / Transliteration: avã-post ʁy.ʁal
"Ils vivent dans un avant-poste rural isolé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, remote settlement or military post located far away from cities and towns in the countryside.
"The research team set up camp in a tiny rural outpost near the mountain range." - 2
A distant, isolated station or branch office providing services to a sparsely populated region.
"Mail was delivered to the rural outpost once a week by horse-drawn carriage."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'rural', originating from Latin 'ruralis' (pertaining to the country or farmland, from rura, open land), and 'outpost', derived from 'out' and 'post' (from French poste and Latin positus, placed). Historically emerging in military and colonial contexts, it evolved to describe any distant, isolated settlement situated away from urban centers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rural outpost" is said worldwide
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avant-poste rural
Transliteration: avã-post ʁy.ʁal
"Ils vivent dans un avant-poste rural isolé."
ländlicher Außenposten
Transliteration: lɛnd.lɪ.çɐ ˈaʊ̯s.pɔs.tən
"Die Expedition erreichte einen abgelegenen ländlichen Außenposten."
avamposto rurale
Transliteration: a.vamˈpɔ.sto ruˈra.le
"Il piccolo villaggio era considerato un avamposto rurale."
puesto rural
Transliteration: ˈpwes.to ruˈral
"Trabajaba como médico en un puesto rural lejano."
posto avançado rural
Transliteration: ˈpos.tu a.vɐ̃ˈsa.du ruˈraw
"Eles moram em um posto avançado rural no interior."
ग्रामीण चौकी
Transliteration: grameen chauki
"यह एक दूर-दराज की ग्रामीण चौकी है।"
乡村前哨
Transliteration: xiāng cūn qián shào
"科研人员驻扎在一个偏远的乡村前哨。"
시골 전초기지
Transliteration: sigol jeonchogiji
"그들은 외딴 시골 전초기지에 보급품을 전달했다."
田舎の拠点
Transliteration: inaka no kyoten
"その遠隔地の田舎の拠点には少数の住民が住んでいる。"
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