Countryside
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Countryside is a noun meaning An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Meaning
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
More Meanings
- Such part of a larger area.
- A rural landscape.
Example Sentences
We live in the Swedish countryside.
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 countryside should make full use of the five months from December 1958 to April 1959 to tidy up the communes.
Word Forms
- countrysides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backcountry, rural, rurality, hinterland, village, township.
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