{
    "term": "countryside",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/co/countryside.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, etc.",
            "sensetop": "in the countryside",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(British English, informal)North American English, informal",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **surrounding countryside** is windswept and rocky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "magnificent views over open countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the beautiful countryside of Wales"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone should enjoy the right of access to the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the quieter pace of life in the countryside",
                    "contextForm": "in the countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Castles and churches dot the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dream of living in the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the afternoons they roamed the countryside around the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police scoured the countryside in search of the missing man."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Soon we were driving through pleasant open countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The countryside has been ravaged by pollution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The feel for his native countryside comes through strongly in his photographs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a delightful stretch of countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a small town surrounded by picturesque countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a walk through the lush green countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "miles of beautiful countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the countryside around Oxford"
                },
                {
                    "text": "travelling through pleasant open countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "vast tracts of countryside"
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the school vacation we would roam the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knew the local countryside well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surrounding countryside is magnificent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a little village in the French countryside"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["attractive", "beautiful", "glorious"],
                "… of countryside": ["area", "acres", "miles"],
                "verb + countryside": ["conserve", "preserve", "protect"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in the countryside",
                    "surrounded by countryside",
                    "through (the) countryside"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌntrisaɪd/",
                "audio": "co/countryside/countryside__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌntrisaɪd/",
                "audio": "co/countryside/countryside__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}