Countryfolk

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    People who live in the country; rural dwellers. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics wordnet
  3. 3
    people living in the same country; compatriots wordnet

Synonyms

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country peoplecountry peoplecountryfolks

Example

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"My East Indian friend Jai L. is really different from his other countryfolk because he had lived in Europe and became somewhat Europeanized."

Etymology

From country + folk.

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