countryside

noun coun·try·side \ ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of countryside

1 : a rural area

2 : the inhabitants of a countryside

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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

Recent Examples of countryside from the Web

In the vast countryside, the pair seem closed in by their aloneness, and their serial misadventures only emphasize their vulnerability.

— peter rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Lean on Pete' is a tale of a boy and his horse," 6 Apr. 2018
Whether an anthophilous or floraphile, lovers of flowers no longer have to pack the car and make a three-hour trek to the Brenham countryside to frolic in the state's most brilliant blossom.

— david taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Liberty insurance agency's field of bluebonnets an eyecatcher," 17 Mar. 2018
The low-key celebration reportedly took place about 55 miles outside of London at the Soho Farmhouse, a member's club and hotel spanning 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside with cabins, cottages, a spa, and steam and sauna islands.

— rachel epstein, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle Had a Private Spa-Themed Bridal Shower in the English Countryside," 6 Mar. 2018
The Tudor manor house sits on 5,000 acres of countryside.

— WSJ, "Andrew Lloyd Webber: From a Noisy London Block to a Country Estate," 6 Mar. 2018
The lush countryside, Bea's charming cottage and McGregor's splendid manor give a modern day fairy-tale aspect to this delightful new chapter for Peter Rabbit.

— laura demarco, cleveland.com, "'Peter Rabbit': Update of Beatrix Potter's classic is hilarious, whimsical," 8 Feb. 2018
But all that seems like a world away among the orangeries, olive orchards, and tall cypress trees casting shade on this remote slice of Italian countryside.

— j.j. martin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Cinderella Story," 11 Aug. 2013
Both trends are especially pronounced in the countryside, since young people tend to move to cities to find jobs, romance and good restaurants.

— The Economist, "Not all Japanese towns and villages are atrophying," 22 Mar. 2018
Before that, houses in towns, like those in the countryside, had been full of animals — pigs and poultry as well as dogs and cats — blurring the distinction between companionship and cohabitation.

— Longreads, "The Way We Treat Our Pets Is More Paleolithic Than Medieval," 22 Mar. 2018

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