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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The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
One of the highest points of Leigh’s work for the BBC, Nuts in May follows granola couple and hipster-bourgeois nightmares Keith and Candice-Marie on a holiday in the idyllic countryside.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
As things were so bad in the countryside after the war, many people moved to Turin, a city with several car factories.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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