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 [kuhn-tree-sahyd]   Origin

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
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countryside (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd)
 
—n
a rural area or its population

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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
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