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- [kuhn-tree-muh n]
- /ˈkʌn tri mən/
- /ˈkʌn.trɪ.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhn-tree-muh n]
- /ˈkʌn tri mən/
Definitions of countryman word
- countable noun countryman Your countrymen are people from your own country. 3
- countable noun countryman A countryman is a person who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town. 3
- noun countryman a person who lives in the country 3
- noun countryman a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman) 3
- noun countryman a man who lives in the country 3
- noun countryman a person of one's own country; compatriot 3
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Origin of countryman
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, countryman is from the Middle English word contre man. See country, man1
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Parts of speech for Countryman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
countryman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
countryman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for countryman
noun countryman
- compatriot — Your compatriots are people from your own country.
- national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- landsman — Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
- citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
- inhabitant — a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.
Antonyms for countryman
noun countryman
- weed — Thurlow [thur-loh] /ˈθɜr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
- floater — a person or thing that floats.
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- weeds — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- noncitizen — a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).
Top questions with countryman
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