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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countryside
/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
a rural area or its population
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