countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd How to pronounce countryside (audio)
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
Recent Examples on the Web Wine Tasting in Montalcino Photo: Getty Images A quaint hilltop town in Tuscany’s countryside, Montalcino appears frozen in time with its rolling pastures, cobblestone streets, and medieval architecture. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024 And yet even with all the beauty of exploring Ireland's patchwork green countryside and pursuing the end of every rainbow, incredibly, Scahill managed to get more than a dozen performers to join our musical motley crew on tour. Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 Of the 5,000 prisoners recently released, most are trying to flee to family in the calmer countryside, but plenty will stay in the capital to join up with their old gangs. Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024 An unexpected guest made a dramatic entrance during a couple's English countryside wedding A certain uninvited guest made quite an entrance at a couple’s countryside wedding in England. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Some Parisian crows were spotted as far away as the Dutch countryside, but most formed new flocks in the city’s green spaces, where there was garbage to eat. Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024 Spode Blue Italian $62 Inspired by the Italian countryside and featuring the traditional blue-and-white color palette that never goes out of style, this Spode china pattern is recognized as one of the most iconic of all time—and for good reason. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024 Based on the scant information available, scholars generally agree that Ieyasu showed favor to Adams, granting him a valuable countryside estate and consulting with him on maritime trade policy. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024 But it’s set in the same England, where the countryside is positively littered with ancient estates that double as a vast secret network of underground marijuana farms. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

countryside

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

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