country living
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3.5
- noun
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vida rural
- Many people dream of a lifestyle filled with peace and beauty, embracing country living away from the city's noise.
- Country living means
And what he did, unfortunately, was he sold her on country living.
- And what he did, unfortunately, was he sold her on country living.
Examples
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I love country living, gardening, and coupons!
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There's also a certain independence that comes with country living.
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You look like an ad for country living.
Fiction book (1995) -
Country living is my ideal.
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Country living isn't for me.
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They are embracing gardening, animal husbandry, and country living.
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We emerged from the sunny cornfield, and the house sprang up in front of us, the backyard looking like an advertisement for country living: stone barbecue, walnut tree, garden, scarecrow, and all.
Fiction book (1993) -
"With its heavily wooded seclusion, eclectic variety of houses, and, in some spots, a topography so rugged that some homes get no mail delivery, this sparsely populated hamlet epitomizes, to many of its homeowners, what country living is all about."
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Living in the countryside allows you to enjoy the fresh air and tranquility that comes with country living.
Synonyms
Living in the countryside to enjoy a quieter life
Antonyms
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lifestyle in the countryside' is directly derivable from combining 'country' (rural area) with 'living' (way of life/daily life). This is a productive and common compounding pattern in English (cf. 'city living') with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Country living comes from the simple picture of living out in the countryside: country meaning fields, farms and small villages, and living meaning the way you live. One popular image is city people choosing that quiet, fresh air life, so today country living means 'a lifestyle in the countryside'.