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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]-man), n.; pl.
{Countrymen} (-men).
1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak.
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2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot;
-- used with a possessive pronoun.
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In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils
by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi.
26.
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3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a
townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a
husbandman or farmer.
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A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak.
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