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countryside

American  
[kuhn-tree-sahyd] / ˈkʌn triˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a particular section of a country, especially a rural section.

  2. its inhabitants.


countryside British  
/ ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a rural area or its population

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of countryside

First recorded in 1615–25; country + side 1

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Example Sentences

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So, the record leans a little more toward the country side.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

On the country side, Hot Country Songs was, for all of its SoundScan-era history, a radio-only chart, given the paucity of retail singles by country acts by the ’90s.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2019

“But short-shorts for the country side or Fire Island? Yes! Yes!”

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2015

I’m not sure it’s conscious, but I suppose there’s a country side to everything I do.”

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2011

Socially in all cases, and politically when their houses were large and rich, abbots and abbesses, priors and prioresses, ranked among the great folk of the country side.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

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