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 Texas Department of Transportation is spending $540 million to widen and revamp stretches of I-20 and I-30 linking Fort Worth and Weatherford — a yearslong project that promises eased traffic, if not the preservation of remaining countryside.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
The surrounding area is great for biking, hiking, and anyone else who needs a dose of medicine in the form of expansive countryside.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Chilling and surreal, this work of autofiction rejects the image of the countryside as a tragic holdout against modernity.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Once out in the countryside, skyscrapers are starting to fill in the backdrop behind the Shanghai International Circuit.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
The surrounding area is great for biking, hiking, and anyone else who needs a dose of medicine in the form of expansive countryside.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Chilling and surreal, this work of autofiction rejects the image of the countryside as a tragic holdout against modernity.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Once out in the countryside, skyscrapers are starting to fill in the backdrop behind the Shanghai International Circuit.
—Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Countryside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryside. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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