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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Mihály lives in the countryside, rides a motorbike, drinks heavily, and prefers boxing to football.
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Taiwanese household name Janel Tsai co-stars as a mother who returns to the capital of Taipei with her two daughters, played by Instagram discovery Shih-Yuan Ma and child star Nina Ye, after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The food at this dreamy manor house nestled in the English countryside is scrumptious, with a choice of wines at lunch.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth, Ibrahim, Ron and Joyce, however, don’t spend their time sitting around and biding their time in the retirement community of Cooper’s Chase in the English countryside.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Taiwanese household name Janel Tsai co-stars as a mother who returns to the capital of Taipei with her two daughters, played by Instagram discovery Shih-Yuan Ma and child star Nina Ye, after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The food at this dreamy manor house nestled in the English countryside is scrumptious, with a choice of wines at lunch.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth, Ibrahim, Ron and Joyce, however, don’t spend their time sitting around and biding their time in the retirement community of Cooper’s Chase in the English countryside.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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 1 Sep. 2025.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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