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country-folk

noun ( used with a plural verb )

1.

people living or raised in the country; rustics.

2.

people from the same country; compatriots.

Also called countrypeople.

Origin:
1540–50; country + folk

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countryfolk
noun
1.	people living in the same country; compatriots [syn: country people]
2.	people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics [syn: country people]

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