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country store

American  

noun

  1. a general store, especially in a rural or resort area.


Etymology

Origin of country store

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45


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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

We stopped at the country store, and Grandpa told us to wait in the car while he shopped.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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