countryside

[kuhn-tree-sahyd]

noun

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

2. its inhabitants.

countryside

/ ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a rural area or its population

Word History and Origins

Origin of countryside¹

First recorded in 1615–25; country + side ¹

Example Sentences

In the rolling west Wales countryside is a college that has made a tradition of developing not just talented rugby players - but global stars.

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Every time she opens her mouth I swear a swarm of horseflies and pestilence are released to consume the countryside.

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The magnitude of the shift now required was on display this autumn, somewhere in the east-German countryside.

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There are two very different flanks to Kimwenza Valley on the southern outskirts of Kinshasa, a megacity of around 17 million inhabitants which is constantly expanding and engulfing the surrounding countryside.

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"We're in the rolling countryside, in sleepy south Durham, so to be the victim of potentially international crime like this is quite hard to believe and it is quite shocking really," he said.

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• environment 
• land 
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• surroundings 
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