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
I don't wish to drag you into it against your will, but Oliveta lives there among her countrypeople.
From The Net by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
We saw not their hue, but we recognized their cry as that of our countrypeople.
From Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 by Various
The subject is a very sore one among my countrypeople, and your sudden mention of it upset me.
From Peter Ruff and the Double Four by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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