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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

countryside

/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/

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What does countryside mean?

noun

  1. An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
  2. Such part of a larger area.
  3. A rural landscape.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/

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In my more familiar East the crowding of the countryside seems almost to parallel the crowding of the cities.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
Subsistence agriculture, including forestry, is the backbone of the economy, with over 70% of the population living in the countryside.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
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She had at least the comfort of public sympathy, for she was by far the most popular woman in the countryside.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354
The prospects of the whole world are there, so that somewhere every wanderer can find the countryside of his own home repeated.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
Mothers were afraid to let their little ones out of their sight, for hungry wolves and other wild beasts prowled about the deserted countryside.
Amy SteedmanKnights of Art: Stories of the Italian PaintersProject Gutenberg ebook #529