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coun⋅try⋅side

[kuhn-tree-sahyd]
–noun
1. a particular section of a country, esp. a rural section.
2. its inhabitants.

Origin:
1615–25; country + side 1
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coun·try·side   (kŭn'trē-sīd')   
n.  
  1. A rural region.

  2. The inhabitants of a rural region.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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