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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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In another frame, Brigitte Bardot lies carefree in the countryside in a T-shirt and jeans.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Karen Morley-Chesworth from the Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company said the route was "the best of British countryside".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Church’s phrase “this glorious country,” which Ms. Johnson has felicitously chosen for her title, refers not jingoistically to the U.S. but to the beauty of the countryside around his upstate farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Welcome to the Settle to Carlisle line, the quirky steel road through some of Britain's most magnificent countryside.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Nothing more can be added to the second case than to encourage such princes to fortify and provision their own cities, and not to concern themselves with the surrounding countryside.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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