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Uthman Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Country vs. countryside

Hello!

Is there any difference between "country & countryside"?
E.g.:
He lives in the country.
He lives in the countryside.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

country can be used as a synonym for countryside , but it also has the meaning of nation , among others. countryside cannot be used to mean nation . So yes, there is a difference between the two words.

— CalifJim

  • country can be used as a synonym for countryside , but it also has the meaning of nation , among others.
  • countryside cannot be used to mean nation .
  • So yes, there is a difference between the two words.
  • CJ
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country can be used as a synonym for countryside, but it also has the meaning of nation, among others. countryside cannot be used to mean nation.

So yes, there is a difference between the two words.

CJ
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Thank you very much!
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