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 fellowship’s journey through Middle-Earth mirrors the modernization of the English countryside.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
On a sunny day, a city can be several degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
These vignettes of time spent living in close proximity to nature fade to the back burner when Tetsuya fails to return, prompting Anzu and Karin to leave the countryside for Tokyo.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
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There’s a patch of countryside along Iceland’s southern coast that was pretty much empty 15 years ago.
—Paige McClanahan, TIME, 20 June 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
On a sunny day, a city can be several degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
These vignettes of time spent living in close proximity to nature fade to the back burner when Tetsuya fails to return, prompting Anzu and Karin to leave the countryside for Tokyo.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel
There’s a patch of countryside along Iceland’s southern coast that was pretty much empty 15 years ago.
—Paige McClanahan, TIME, 20 June 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 7 Jul. 2024.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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