countryside

[ kuhn-tree-sahyd ]

/ ˈkʌn triˌsaɪd /

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noun

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

its inhabitants.

Words nearby countryside

countryfied, countryfolk, countryman, countrypeople, countryseat, countryside, countryside agency, countrywide, countrywoman, countship, county

Origin of countryside

First recorded in 1615–25; country + side¹

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Examples from the Web for countryside

“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ISI came to the CIA for assistance in fostering a revolt that had developed in the Afghan countryside against Communist rule.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Imagine driving through the Scottish countryside, rolling through a vast landscape of green hills and cloudy skies.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buy a pair of these and traipse around a big city center or off road through the Icelandic countryside.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Anthony Bourdain in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 2006, they moved to the countryside, close to the Chinese border.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, it is your own countryside, and you are a better man than your opponent.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
There was hardly a farm in the countryside but was marked with the seal of blood.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant
He sketched the maids, the coachman, the peasants of the countryside.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov
She had been trying to make Etheldreda go to the hill fort, where all the women and children of the countryside had been sent.
King Alfred's Viking|Charles W. Whistler
Intrenchments such as the world has never seen before covered the countryside for fifty miles.
America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell

British Dictionary definitions for countryside

countryside

/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

a rural area or its population

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