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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The first video of that cool-looking personal aircraft, which doesn’t require a pilot’s license, featured Patan several years ago flying over Italy’s Tuscany countryside.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
Vietnamese officials say the relationship with the U.S. is anchored in American efforts to address war legacies such as Agent Orange contamination and unexploded ordnance in the countryside that still threaten lives.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Ayyub first met the officer at a secluded house in the countryside.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
There was a steel player on stage, and the production design had her in the countryside, swinging on a rope swing and/or porch swing in front of a cabin.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
Vietnamese officials say the relationship with the U.S. is anchored in American efforts to address war legacies such as Agent Orange contamination and unexploded ordnance in the countryside that still threaten lives.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Ayyub first met the officer at a secluded house in the countryside.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
There was a steel player on stage, and the production design had her in the countryside, swinging on a rope swing and/or porch swing in front of a cabin.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for countryside
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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