countryside

noun

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

A rural landscape.

Such part of a larger area.

Roots

contracountr- · Latin · against, opposite

Synonyms for countryside

grasslandn uplandsn highlandsn lowlandsn

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Where does countryside come from?

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