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Definitions for countryside
ˈkʌn triˌsaɪdcoun·t·ry·side

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. countrysidenoun

    rural regions

Wiktionary

  1. countrysidenoun

    A rural landscape.

  2. countrysidenoun

    A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area, as in "the Swedish countryside."

Wikipedia

  1. countryside

    In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are described as rural. Different countries have varying definitions of rural for statistical and administrative purposes. In rural areas, because of their unique economic and social dynamics, and relationship to land-based industry such as agriculture, forestry and resource extraction, the economics are very different from cities and can be subject to boom and bust cycles and vulnerability to extreme weather or natural disasters, such as droughts. These dynamics alongside larger economic forces encouraging to urbanization have led to significant demographic declines, called rural flight, where economic incentives encourage younger populations to go to cities for education and access to jobs, leaving older, less educated and less wealthy populations in the rural areas. Slower economic development results in poorer services like healthcare and education and rural infrastructure. This cycle of poverty in some rural areas, means that three quarters of the global population in poverty live in rural areas according to the Food and Agricultural Organization. Some communities have successfully encouraged economic development in rural areas, with some policies such as giving increased access to electricity or internet, proving very successful on encouraging economic activities in rural areas. Historically development policies have focused on larger extractive industries, such as mining and forestry. However, recent approaches more focused on sustainable development are more aware of economic diversification in these communities.

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  1. countryside

    Countryside refers to the geographical area that is located outside towns and cities. It is typically associated with expansive areas of land that are largely undeveloped and often used for farming or other agricultural purposes. Its landscape usually includes natural features like hills, forests, and rivers, and it is often characterized by its slower pace of life, less pollution, fewer people, and less industrial development compared to urban areas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Countrysidenoun

    a particular rural district; a country neighborhood

Wikidata

  1. Countryside

    Countryside is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,895 at the 2010 census.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'countryside' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2715

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'countryside' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1962

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'countryside' in Nouns Frequency: #1130

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of countryside in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of countryside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of countryside in a Sentence

  1. Manousos Doukakis:

    If I go to a taverna in the countryside and you tell me 'Do you want a receipt or to split the 23 percent tax between us?' my answer would be don't issue a receipt.

  2. Nicholas Brown:

    Clearly excessive development can have a detrimental effect in the initial stages but later on once it is all established it will soon be forgotten about, the fact that it's a convenient setting, pretty countryside, there will still be people who want to buy there.

  3. Mike Connor:

    Cadman Kiker said. In all, 2,501 Americans were among the 4,414 Allied troops killed on those beaches. Distance always fades memory, and it is a reason why the French remember the fallen soldiers more easily. From childhood, they visit the cemeteries, memorials and museums that dot the Normandy countryside. U.S. veterans are invariably impressed by what French youngsters still know about their feats, their undying gratitude, while many are wistful that those stories resonate less and less among American youths where they live. Its so frightening, if Cadman Kiker forget history, it is doomed to repeat itself.

  4. Doug Parr:

    You can't put a price on the quality of the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the beauty of our countryside.

  5. Tong Weidong:

    Right now the problem of wastewater from agriculture and the countryside is very serious and wastewater treatment work is a weak link.

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