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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌntrimən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌntrimən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kun′trē mən)

Inflections of 'countryman' (n): npl: countrymen

coun•try•man /ˈkʌntrimən/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -men.

a native or inhabitant of one's own country.

coun•try•man (kun′trē mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
a native or inhabitant of a particular region.
a person who lives in the country.
an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area;
rustic.

Middle English contre man. See country, man¹ 1275–1325

-man.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

countryman /ˈkʌntrɪmən/, (feminine) countrywoman n ( pl -men, -women)

a person who lives in the country
a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman)

'countryman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

clown - pagan - brother - compatriot - Cymry - patriot

Synonyms: fellow citizen, national, kinsman, citizen, compatriot, more...

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