countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 

1

: a rural area

2

: the inhabitants of a countryside

Synonyms

• country
• nowhere
• wilderness

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 on the Web

Monterrey is a city of migrants who came from the countryside to work in this industrial city. —Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025

Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit. —Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

It’s located just a short distance from Piazzale Michelangelo, but from certain vantage points, feels like a villa in the Tuscan countryside. —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025

Qian and her partner are renovating a farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for countryside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified

Kids Definition

countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 

: a rural area or its people