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coun·try·man
/
ˈkʌn
tri
mən
/
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kuhn
-tree-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
coun·try·men.
1.
a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
2.
a native or inhabitant of a particular region.
3.
a person who lives in the country.
4.
an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area; rustic.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
contre man.
See
country
,
man
1
Synonyms
1.
compatriot, fellow citizen, landsman.
3.
rustic, farmer, peasant.
Antonyms
1.
foreigner.
Usage note
See
-man.
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countryman
(ˈkʌntrɪmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
a person who lives in the country
2.
a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase
fellow countryman
)
'countrywoman
—
fem n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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