countryside

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countryside

/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ US, UK
/ˈkʌn.tɹɪjˌsɑjd/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈkʊn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ Northern England
/ˈkʌn.tɾeˌsʌɪd/ Scotland
/-tɾɪ-/ Scotland
/-tɾi-/ Scotland
/ˈkʌn.tɾiˌsaɪd/ Wales
/ˈkɐn.tɹiˌsɑed/ Australia, New Zealand

noun countrysides

countable, uncountable An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area. From November 28 to December 8, 1958, the CCP Central Committee held its sixth plenum in Wuhan, Hopei^([sic – meaning Hupei]), and at the end of the session it issued a revealing resolution that declared there had been some misconception about the system and that party committees throughout the coun
countable, uncountable Such part of a larger area. We live in the Swedish countryside.
countable, uncountable A rural landscape.

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Closest in meaning: backcountry, rural, rurality, hinterland, village, township, suburb, camp, environment, country, territory, campo, outdoor, province, season, scenery

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noun area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area

Español	campo, campaña, campiña, provincia
한국어	시골 sigol, 농촌 nongchon
日本語	田舎 inaka
中文	農村 /农村 nóngcūn, 鄉下 /乡下 xiāngxia
हिन्दी	देहात dehāt
Kiswahili	mashamba
Português	roça, interior
Français	campagne, arrière-pays, paysage
Deutsch	Land
Italiano	campagna
Ελληνικά	ύπαιθρος ýpaithros, εξοχή exochí
Русский	се́льская ме́стность sélʹskaja méstnostʹ, дере́вня derévnja, село́ seló
Tiếng Việt	miền quê, vùng quê, nông thôn
العربية	رِيف rīf

noun a rural landscape

Español	campo, campiña
한국어	시골 sigol, 농촌 nongchon
中文	農村 /农村 nóngcūn, 田園 /田园 tiányuán
Português	campo, campanha
Français	campagne
Italiano	campagna
Ελληνικά	ύπαιθρος ýpaithros, εξοχή exochí
Română	sat
Русский	се́льский пейза́ж sélʹskij pejzáž, дере́вня derévnja, село́ seló

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@misc{countryside_2026,
  title = {countryside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countryside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}