countryside
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkʌn.tɹɪjˌsɑjd//
- United States//ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd//
- Scotland//ˈkʌn.tɾeˌsʌɪd//
- Scotland//-tɾɪ-//
- //ˈkʊn.tɹiˌsaɪd//
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
noun
- 1
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
When rewilding plans were first revealed, critics of Scotland’s concentrated land ownership – half of the Scottish countryside is owned by around 450 people – expressed fears that Glenfeshie might become a reservation for the rich, but these have been partially allayed by letting ordinary hikers walk across the glens for free.
From toads to towpaths, the unsung and committed efforts of our rural volunteers play a very large role in keeping our countryside looking how we all want it to look. Let's salute them.
- 2
Such part of a larger area.
We live in the Swedish countryside.
- 3
A rural landscape.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English countryside From country + -side.
Forms
- plural
- countrysides
countryside · An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
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