countryside

[ kuhn-tree-sahyd ]

/ ˈkʌn triˌsaɪd /

a particular section of a country, especially a rural section.

its inhabitants.

Origin of countryside

First recorded in 1615–25; country + side¹

“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.

Biking With the Bard |Kara Cutruzzula |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The ISI came to the CIA for assistance in fostering a revolt that had developed in the Afghan countryside against Communist rule.

CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? |Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Imagine driving through the Scottish countryside, rolling through a vast landscape of green hills and cloudy skies.

Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey | |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Buy a pair of these and traipse around a big city center or off road through the Icelandic countryside.

The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Anthony Bourdain in Your Life |Allison McNearney |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In 2006, they moved to the countryside, close to the Chinese border.

How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State |Lizzie Crocker |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After all, it is your own countryside, and you are a better man than your opponent.

The Half-Hearted |John Buchan
There was hardly a farm in the countryside but was marked with the seal of blood.

Bob, Son of Battle |Alfred Ollivant
He sketched the maids, the coachman, the peasants of the countryside.

The Precipice |Ivan Goncharov
She had been trying to make Etheldreda go to the hill fort, where all the women and children of the countryside had been sent.

King Alfred's Viking |Charles W. Whistler
Intrenchments such as the world has never seen before covered the countryside for fifty miles.

America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell

countryside

/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd) /

a rural area or its population