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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While a conductor led a 12-piece band dressed in red jackets, riders of all ages departed at 8:45 a.m. Each had selected one of three countryside routes to follow—(short), (long) and (intrepid)—42, 85 and 120 kilometers (26, 53 and 75 miles) in length.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But later, at a small meeting, Vermeij explains, Rockstar North ultimately settled on having one big map, with vast countryside and desert in between.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
This quaint small town is tucked within southern Middle Tennessee’s gentle rolling hills and buttressed by tranquil countryside farms.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But later, at a small meeting, Vermeij explains, Rockstar North ultimately settled on having one big map, with vast countryside and desert in between.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
This quaint small town is tucked within southern Middle Tennessee’s gentle rolling hills and buttressed by tranquil countryside farms.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for countryside
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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