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Country Living

Country Living

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A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Country Living
  • The Country Living brand offers great gardening tips that help me grow my own vegetables.
  • Country Living editor
  • Country Living Collection
  • Country Living Fair

Examples

  • I love reading Country Living every month.

  • She found the recipe and decorating tips in Country Living that inspired her farmhouse kitchen.

  • Many people subscribe to Country Living for ideas on rural home design and gardening.

  • The latest issue of Country Living features traditional recipes and stories about country life.

  • Have you seen the latest issue of Country Living?

  • I love reading Country Living magazine for its beautiful photos of gardens and rural homes.

  • She often gathers inspiration from Country Living for decorating her country cottage.

Surface Forms

Country Living main

Morphology

country + living

The compound 'country living' is directly compositional: 'country' (rural area) + 'living' (way of life) yields the meaning 'life in the countryside,' which matches the magazine's subject. This is not idiomatic and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern for describing lifestyles, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the meaning.

Etymology

Country Living comes from the simple image of country and living, meaning everyday life in the countryside with gardens, old houses, and home cooking. So the name promises stories and tips about 'living in the country', which is why the magazine focuses on homes, gardening, and recipes.