noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Northern-England:/ˈkʊn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
Scotland:/ˈkʌn.tɾeˌsʌɪd/
Scotland:/-tɾɪ-/
Scotland:/-tɾi-/
Wales:/ˈkʌn.tɾiˌsaɪd/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈkɐn.tɹiˌsɑed/
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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
Lü:
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