The country, as opposed to the town. on (in,†Sc. to) land: in the country; also, into the country; hence, to distant parts. Obsolete.

Open land as opposed to land with buildings upon it; the countryside as opposed to a town or village. Now rare (chiefly archaic and literary in later…

The parts of a country outside the towns; the rural districts.

Chiefly with the. Originally: †the territory immediately outside a walled town or city, etc.; the environs (obsolete). Subsequently: the areas away…

Countryside; also in plural in same sense. Obsolete.

The countryside; a district, esp. one frequented by tramps. Hence: the way of life of a tramp.

Originally literary. The rural part or parts of a country or region; the land and scenery of such an area. Cf. country, n. 3.