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countryside

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkʌn.tɹɪjˌsɑjd/
  • SSB Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /ˈkʊn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
  • Scotland: /ˈkʌn.tɾeˌsʌɪd/
  • Scotland: /-tɾɪ-/
  • Scotland: /-tɾi-/
  • Wales: /ˈkʌn.tɾiˌsaɪd/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈkɐn.tɹiˌsɑed/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 N T R IY0 S AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Such part of a larger area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We live in the Swedish countryside.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A rural landscape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

rural regions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: country, rural area

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

137 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: platteland — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Afrikaans: landelike gebied — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Amharic: ገጠር (gäṭär) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Arabic: رِيف (rīf) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Arabic: ريف (rīf) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Arabic: أرياف (ʔaryāf) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Armenian: գյուղական տարածք (gyuġakan tarackʻ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Armenian: գյուղ տեղ (gyuġ teġ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Belarusian: сяло́ (sjaló) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Belarusian: весь (vjesʹ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Belarusian: вёска (vjóska) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Belarusian: се́льская мясцо́васць (sjélʹskaja mjascóvascʹ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Belarusian: се́льская мясцо́васьць (sjélʹskaja mjascóvasʹcʹ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Bulgarian: се́лска ме́стност (sélska méstnost) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Bulgarian: се́ло (sélo) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Catalan: camp — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 農村 /农村 (nóngcūn) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鄉下 /乡下 (xiāngxia) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Cornish: powdir — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Czech: venkov — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Danish: land — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Danish: landdistrikt — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Dutch: platteland — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Dutch: buitengebied — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Esperanto: kamparo — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Estonian: küla — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Estonian: maa — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Estonian: maa-asula — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Finnish: maaseutu — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Finnish: maa — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • French: campagne — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • French: arrière-pays — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • French: paysage — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Georgian: სოფელი (sopeli) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • German: Land — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Greek: ύπαιθρος (ýpaithros) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Greek: εξοχή (exochí) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ancient Greek: ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ancient Greek: ὕπαιθρον (húpaithron) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Hindi: देहात (dehāt) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Hungarian: vidék — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Irish: tuath — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Irish: taobh tíre — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Irish: tír — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Italian: campagna — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Japanese: 田舎 (inaka) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Korean: 시골 (sigol) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Korean: 농촌 (nongchon) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Central Kurdish: لادێ (ladê) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Northern Kurdish: gundewar — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Latin: rūs — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Latvian: lauki — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Lithuanian: kaimavietė — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Lithuanian: užmiestis — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • : ᦢᦱᧃᧉᦑᦳᧂᧈ (ḃaan2tung1) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Macedonian: се́лска ме́сност (sélska mésnost) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Macedonian: ка́тун (kátun) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Macedonian: прови́нција (províncija) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Macedonian: се́ло (sélo) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Mauritian Creole: lakanpagn — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Mòcheno: vèlt — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Norwegian Bokmål: landsbygd — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Norwegian Bokmål: provins — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Old English: upland — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Iranian Persian: دِهات (dehât) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Polish: wieś — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Portuguese: roça — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Portuguese: interior — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Russian: се́льская ме́стность (sélʹskaja méstnostʹ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Russian: дере́вня (derévnja) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Russian: село́ (seló) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Scottish Gaelic: dùthaich — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Slovak: vidiek — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Slovene: podeželje — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Southern Altai: јурт јер (ǰurt ǰer) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Spanish: campo — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Spanish: campaña — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Spanish: campiña — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Spanish: provincia — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Swahili: mashamba — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Swedish: landsbygd — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Tagalog: probinsiya — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Talysh: ди (di) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Tamil: நாட்டுப்புறம் (nāṭṭuppuṟam) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Tamil: நாடு (nāṭu) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Thai: ชนบท (chon-ná-bòt) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Turkish: kır — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیر (kır) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ottoman Turkish: كوی (köy) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ukrainian: село́ (seló) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Ukrainian: сільська́ місце́вість (silʹsʹká miscévistʹ) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Urdu: دیہات (dehāt) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Urdu: دیہی عِلاقَہ (dehī 'ilāqa) — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Vietnamese: miền quê — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Vietnamese: vùng quê — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Vietnamese: nông thôn — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Welsh: cefn gwlad — area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area
  • Afrikaans: platteland — a rural landscape
  • Afrikaans: landelike gebied — a rural landscape
  • Bulgarian: се́лски пейза́ж (sélski pejzáž) — a rural landscape
  • Catalan: camp — a rural landscape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 農村 /农村 (nóngcūn) — a rural landscape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 田園 /田园 (tiányuán) — a rural landscape
  • Dutch: platteland — a rural landscape
  • Finnish: maalaismaisema — a rural landscape
  • Finnish: maaseutumaisema — a rural landscape
  • French: campagne — a rural landscape
  • Galician: campo — a rural landscape
  • Galician: agro — a rural landscape
  • Greek: ύπαιθρος (ýpaithros) — a rural landscape
  • Greek: εξοχή (exochí) — a rural landscape
  • Ancient Greek: ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros) — a rural landscape
  • Ancient Greek: ὕπαιθρον (húpaithron) — a rural landscape
  • Italian: campagna — a rural landscape
  • Korean: 시골 (sigol) — a rural landscape
  • Korean: 농촌 (nongchon) — a rural landscape
  • Latin: rūs — a rural landscape
  • Macedonian: се́лски пејза́ж (sélski pejzáž) — a rural landscape
  • Mongolian: хөдөө (xödöö) — a rural landscape
  • Norwegian Bokmål: land — a rural landscape
  • Norwegian Bokmål: landet — a rural landscape
  • Polish: krajobraz wiejski — a rural landscape
  • Portuguese: campo — a rural landscape
  • Portuguese: campanha — a rural landscape
  • Romanian: sat — a rural landscape
  • Russian: се́льский пейза́ж (sélʹskij pejzáž) — a rural landscape
  • Russian: дере́вня (derévnja) — a rural landscape
  • Russian: село́ (seló) — a rural landscape
  • Scottish Gaelic: dùthaich — a rural landscape
  • Spanish: campo — a rural landscape
  • Spanish: campiña — a rural landscape
  • Swedish: landsbygd — a rural landscape
  • Swedish: land — a rural landscape
  • Swedish: glesbygd — a rural landscape
  • Tagalog: probinsiya — a rural landscape
  • Talysh: ди (di) — a rural landscape
  • Turkish: kır — a rural landscape
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