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rural area; countryside

Noun

  1. 1

    rural area; countryside

    An underdeveloped, thinly populated area far from a city.

    Korean definition: 도시에서 떨어져 있어 인구가 적고 개발이 덜 된 곳.

    • I wanted to leave the city and rest for a while in a quiet, secluded countryside.

    • Father quit his company and is farming in a small country village.

  2. 2

    home; hometown

    One's home that one leaves to move to a city.

    Korean definition: 도시로 옮기면서 떠나온 고향.

    • For Chuseok, Jisu went to her hometown to see her parents.

    • I heard my father is very ill, so I'll go back to my hometown for a little while.