countryside

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

  2. its inhabitants.

Origin of countryside

1
First recorded in 1615–25; country + side1

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British Dictionary definitions for countryside

countryside

/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. a rural area or its population

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