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countryside en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-tɾi-/ (Scotland)
• /-tɾɪ-/ (Scotland)
• /ˈkɐn.tɹiˌsɑed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈkʌn.tɾiˌsaɪd/ (Wales)
• /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkʊn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈkʌn.tɾeˌsʌɪd/ (Scotland)
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• /ˈkʌn.tɹɪjˌsɑjd/ (British, Southern, Standard)

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.

Meanings

1. (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 countryside should make full use of the five months from December 1958 to April 1959 to tidy up the communes. 1968, Lucian W. Pye, “The Political Process in Action: The Communes”, in The Spirit of Chinese Politics: A Psychocultural Study of the Authority Crisis in Political Development, M.I.T. Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 203:
   • 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. 2026 June 14, John Craven, “This unsung, unpaid army of workers is vital for rural Britain”, in BBC Countryfile, number 243, page 21:
   • 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. 2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2026:
2. (countable, uncountable) Such part of a larger area.
   • We live in the Swedish countryside.
3. (countable, uncountable) A rural landscape.

Forms

Deriveds

countrysider

Translations (137)

nl buitengebied (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · nb landsbygd (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ta நாடு (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fr campagne (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · et küla (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ja 田舎 (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fa-ira دِهات (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · tr kır (a rural landscape) · fr arrière-pays (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · khb ᦢᦱᧃᧉᦑᦳᧂᧈ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · sw mashamba (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · alt јурт јер (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · es campo (a rural landscape) · bg се́лски пейза́ж (a rural landscape) · ang upland (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ta நாட்டுப்புறம் (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · pt campo (a rural landscape) · be весь (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ru село́ (a rural landscape) · fi maalaismaisema (a rural landscape) · ka სოფელი (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · nl platteland (a rural landscape) · tly ди (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · af platteland (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · kw powdir (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · cmn 農村 /农村 (a rural landscape) · mk се́ло (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · arz ريف (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ga taobh tíre (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · pl wieś (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · mn хөдөө (a rural landscape) · am ገጠር (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · es campiña (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fi maaseutu (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · vi nông thôn (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · sk vidiek (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · tr kır (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ru се́льская ме́стность (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · et maa-asula (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · mhn vèlt (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ca camp (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · gd dùthaich (a rural landscape) · ar رِيف (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · gl agro (a rural landscape) · th ชนบท (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · pt campanha (a rural landscape) · pl krajobraz wiejski (a rural landscape) · grc ὕπαιθρος (a rural landscape) · tly ди (a rural landscape) · bg се́ло (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · la rūs (a rural landscape) · el ύπαιθρος (a rural landscape) · mk се́лска ме́сност (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · la rūs (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · tl probinsiya (a rural landscape) · ro sat (a rural landscape) · cmn 田園 /田园 (a rural landscape) · af landelike gebied (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · af platteland (a rural landscape) · it campagna (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · be се́льская мясцо́васьць (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · hu vidék (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ota كوی (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · el εξοχή (a rural landscape) · ca camp (a rural landscape) · mk се́лски пејза́ж (a rural landscape) · be вёска (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · vi miền quê (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · hy գյուղ տեղ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · grc ὕπαιθρον (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ru дере́вня (a rural landscape) · sv land (a rural landscape) · uk село́ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · pt roça (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · es campaña (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ota قیر (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · lt užmiestis (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · af landelike gebied (a rural landscape) · sl podeželje (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ko 시골 (a rural landscape) · nb land (a rural landscape) · arz أرياف (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · et maa (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ckb لادێ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · hy գյուղական տարածք (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · nl platteland (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · sv landsbygd (a rural landscape) · de Land (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ur دیہات (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ru се́льский пейза́ж (a rural landscape) · ru село́ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ko 시골 (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ga tír (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · be сяло́ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · el εξοχή (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · bg се́лска ме́стност (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · be се́льская мясцо́васць (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · cmn 農村 /农村 (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ga tuath (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · grc ὕπαιθρος (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · es provincia (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · sv glesbygd (a rural landscape) · vi vùng quê (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ur دیہی عِلاقَہ (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · eo kamparo (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · da land (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · cs venkov (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · nb landet (a rural landscape) · ru дере́вня (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · gl campo (a rural landscape) · grc ὕπαιθρον (a rural landscape) · es campo (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · sv landsbygd (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · tl probinsiya (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fi maa (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · it campagna (a rural landscape) · nb provins (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · mk прови́нција (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · mfe lakanpagn (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · mk ка́тун (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · kmr gundewar (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · hi देहात (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · ko 농촌 (a rural landscape) · ko 농촌 (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · lv lauki (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · pt interior (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · uk сільська́ місце́вість (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · el ύπαιθρος (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · es campiña (a rural landscape) · gd dùthaich (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · da landdistrikt (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · lt kaimavietė (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fr paysage (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · fr campagne (a rural landscape) · fi maaseutumaisema (a rural landscape) · cmn 鄉下 /乡下 (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area) · cy cefn gwlad (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area)