countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 
1
: a rural area
2
: the inhabitants of a countryside
Examples of countryside in a Sentence
We took a long drive through the open countryside.
everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments
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When the Nazis occupied France, the family took refuge in the countryside.
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2025
His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
London — Last week, British foreign minister David Lammy went fishing with US Vice President JD Vance at his retreat in the English countryside.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
After spending a few days at Chevening, Vance and his family will head to the Cotswolds, an area that has become popular with wealthy American tourists because of its quaint villages, stone cottages and rural countryside that hark back to old England.
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2025
His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
London — Last week, British foreign minister David Lammy went fishing with US Vice President JD Vance at his retreat in the English countryside.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
After spending a few days at Chevening, Vance and his family will head to the Cotswolds, an area that has become popular with wealthy American tourists because of its quaint villages, stone cottages and rural countryside that hark back to old England.
—Danica Kirka, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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