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countryside
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countryside
(noun)
countryside
/
ˈ
kʌntriˌsaɪd/
noun
countryside
/
ˈ
kʌntriˌsaɪd/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTRYSIDE
[
noncount
]
:
land that is away from big towns and cities
She lives in the
countryside
. [=
country
]
We took a long drive through the open
countryside
.
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