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noun

countryside

KUHN-tree-syd
noun
1
Rural land and scenery away from towns and cities.
"They spent the afternoon driving through the rolling countryside."

How to Use Countryside

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In plain EnglishThe open, rural land outside of cities and towns.

Common pairings
rolling countryside the surrounding countryside

Word Forms

countrysides plural

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They spent the afternoon driving through the rolling _____.

Etymology

From country + side.

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