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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Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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On a drive through Norway’s countryside, squat, red wooden houses punctuate the blanket of evergreens.
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Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
After surviving a violent car crash that kills her boyfriend, Laura is immediately taken in by Betty (Barbara Auer), a mysterious middle-aged woman who lives alone in an isolated house in the countryside.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
On a drive through Norway’s countryside, squat, red wooden houses punctuate the blanket of evergreens.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Alicia Silverstone making her way to Ireland’s countryside, only to discover dark and diabolical secrets, on the new Irish Blood, premiering on Acorn TV on August 11.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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countryside
noun
coun·try·side
ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd
: a rural area or its people
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