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countryside

[ kuhn-tree-sahyd ]
/ ˈkʌn triˌsaɪd /
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noun
a particular section of a country, especially a rural section.
its inhabitants.
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Origin of countryside

First recorded in 1615–25; country + side1
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British Dictionary definitions for countryside

countryside
/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) /

noun
a rural area or its population
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