Speaking about someone from a rural area, should we rather say "he's living in village" or "he's living on country"?
Country as a word has other meanings, such as the entity including the whole territory, so I'm cautious when this word is concerned. But that's only my feeling, and I'm not a native speaker.
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Where I'm from, in the central U.S....
He lives in the country.
This means he lives outside of all city limits. His nearest neighbor is possibly a mile away.
He lives in a village.
This would be unusual in the U.S., where the word "village" is rarely used. You might get some funny looks, but would probably be understood to mean he lives in a small town; or perhaps in an old/Victorian neighborhood of a larger city.
He lives on the outskirts.
This would mean he lives in, or very near the city, but near the city's edge. He will have neighbors, and there will be a few stores near by, but it's not a particularly urban area.
He lives in the suburbs.
Similar to outskirts; perhaps slightly more urban connotations.
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