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
Old Sir John lies buried at Cuby, and the countrypeople talk of the last bearer of the name with bated breath.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson
You know that all your other towns are in my power, and your countrypeople are peacefully tilling their fields while you are uselessly dying of hunger.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
To Pougues, nevertheless, we went, and if these notes induce the more enterprising of my countrypeople to do the same next summer, they are not likely to repent of the experiment.
From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
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