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English word countryside comes from English country, English -side

country (English)

(archaic) An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]. (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given [...]

-side (English)

(chiefly, UK) Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river.. Forms adjectives and adverbs describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation.. Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.. Forms nouns describing the area alongside or around an object.

countryside (English)

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

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