countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd How to pronounce countryside (audio)
Synonyms of countrysidenext
1
: a rural area
2
: the inhabitants of a countryside

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We took a long drive through the open countryside. everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments
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The scenario, which runs for several days, takes place on a large, 1,100-square-mile (3,000-square-kilometer) plot of land nestled in the Bavarian countryside. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 What initially appeared to be a simple family vacation may ultimately have marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Sussexes, who are said to have chosen to settle in the Cotswolds, in the heart of the English countryside. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 29 Aug. 2026 People are sitting directly on the land, walking through it all day, and watching the stage with the countryside behind it. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Engineer Tim Goldstone mixed the album in the English countryside, with the band hanging out in the pastoral setting of Ridge Farm Studio, where the Smiths had recorded Meat Is Murder. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countryside

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of countryside was in the 15th century

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countryside

noun
coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd How to pronounce countryside (audio)
: a rural area or its people
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