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countrypeople

[ kuhn-tree-pee-puhl ]

/ ˈkʌn triˌpi pəl /

noun (used with a plural verb)

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

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Origin of countrypeople

First recorded in 1570–80; country + people

Words nearby countrypeople

country kitchen, countryman, country mile, country music, country park, countrypeople, country risk, country rock, countryseat, countryside, Countryside Agency

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Example sentences from the Web for countrypeople

I said to my friend, 'They are not my countrypeople; they are South Americans.'
Dorothy and other Italian Stories|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Old Sir John lies buried at Cuby, and the countrypeople talk of the last bearer of the name with bated breath.
Nooks and Corners of Cornwall|C. A. Dawson Scott
Fear of her father and her countrypeople had prevented her returning to her native Valley.
The King of Root Valley|R. Reinick
The subject is a very sore one among my countrypeople, and your sudden mention of it upset me.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim

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.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156., March 5, 1919|Various

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