country store
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of country store
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
Example Sentences
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Located just outside Abadiânia, an agricultural town about 60 miles from Brasília, Route 60 is family diner, truck stop and country store rolled into one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Part coffee museum, cafe, country store, book store and herb, tea and spice purveyor, the roastery is housed in a historic building, once the headquarters of Seattle’s Best Coffee.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
After leaving Congress, Mr. Souder ran the family’s longtime country store business in Grabill.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
In Gelman’s imagination, the Six Bells serves as the country store and inn to a small village called Barrow’s Green.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2022
After school, Jenna and I ride our bikes down the bumpy road to the country store to get decorations for her party.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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