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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Learn how to make real Italian food, by a real Italian chef, in the Italian countryside.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
For her part, Gianina is just trying to stow away enough earnings to support her daughter, Maria (Sofia Dragoman), who lives with her grandmother (Liliana Ghita) in a grimly anonymous village in the countryside, and to save for an anticipated Christmas reunion in Romania.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026
Drawing on their legacy, Laura Ashley has recently launched a perfume range, including Serene Meadows, a fresh, green fragrance with notes of ylang-ylang and neroli, evocative of the British countryside.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Thousands of passenger pigeons were shot in the countryside and taken to urban markets by the wagonload.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
For her part, Gianina is just trying to stow away enough earnings to support her daughter, Maria (Sofia Dragoman), who lives with her grandmother (Liliana Ghita) in a grimly anonymous village in the countryside, and to save for an anticipated Christmas reunion in Romania.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026
Drawing on their legacy, Laura Ashley has recently launched a perfume range, including Serene Meadows, a fresh, green fragrance with notes of ylang-ylang and neroli, evocative of the British countryside.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Thousands of passenger pigeons were shot in the countryside and taken to urban markets by the wagonload.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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