countryside

coun-try-side · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The land and scenery of a rural area.

  2. 2.

    Rural areas as opposed to towns and cities.

Related words

Antonyms: city, urban area
See also: country, landscape, rural
Synonyms: country, farmland, rural area

Etymology

Compound of "country" + "side," first recorded in the 15th century.