coun·try·side

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

Origin:
1615–25; country + side1

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To countryside
Collins
World English Dictionary
countryside (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a rural area or its population

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Countryside is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

countryside
lit. "one side of a country" (a valley, a mountain range, etc.), from country + side; hence, "any tract of land having a natural unity" (1727).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Example sentences
City-dwellers have been told not to visit the countryside.
Hundreds of people were killed, the city was destroyed and hundreds of
  thousands fled into the countryside.
The countryside dominates, and the city is an afterthought.
Until you get almost on top of the city, the countryside is quite sparsely
  populated.
Image for countryside
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT