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countryman

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌntrɪmən/
(or countrywoman)
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Definition of countryman

noun (plural countrymen or countrywomen)

  • 1a person living or born in a rural area: he was a complete countryman, with a pronounced affinity with nature
  • 2a person from the same country as someone else:they trust a fellow countryman

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