countryside

Etymology

country +‎ -side

Pronunciation

• enPR: kŭnʹtri-sīd', IPA^(key): /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/

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• Hyphenation: coun‧try‧side

Noun

countryside (plural countrysides) (typically used with the definite article)

1. A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area, as in "the Swedish countryside."

   We live in the countryside.

2. A rural landscape.

Anagrams

• sidecountry