countryside English · revision 14953

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=mid-15th century}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈkʌn.trɪ.saɪd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[country]] and [[side]], in the sense of a region or district, perhaps literally one side of a country.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A section of a country, a piece of land: the mid-15th century in Etymonline, the 15th century in Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Any tract of land with a natural unity is from 1727.^(Etymonline) The word is also used of the people who live in a rural region.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * mid-15th century – a district.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1727 – a tract with a natural unity.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[rural]] area.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The people of a rural area.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[country]]

+ * [[side]]

+ * [[county]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}