countrypeople
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of countrypeople
Example Sentences
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Mr O'Marde says some of his countrypeople want to visit the country because of the pan-African leanings of its leader, Ibrahim Traoré.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
Who, for example, could imagine the Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse or George Washington, first in the hearts of his countrypeople?
From Time Magazine Archive
And the worst of it is my countrypeople seem to think it's the smart thing to go to them, which they do most indiscriminately.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919 by Various
Yes, my friend, she had kindly extended hospitality to seven of my countrypeople who, alas, are refugees from their native land.
From The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha
Suppose she were not a proper person at all, suppose she were an outcast from society, a being on whom her own countrypeople turned their backs?
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
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