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countrypeople

American  
[kuhn-tree-pee-puhl] / ˈkʌn triˌpi pəl /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. countryfolk.


Etymology

Origin of countrypeople

First recorded in 1570–80; country + people

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

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)

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

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