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🤝 Compatriots 🌾 People from countryside
countryfolk

countryfolk

3.5
People from the same country
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌntrifolk/
translation icon : compatriotas
  • She enjoys connecting with her countryfolk when traveling abroad.

Examples

  • During the ceremony, the ambassador greeted his fellow countryfolk with warmth and pride.

  • Many countryfolk came together to celebrate their national holiday.

  • The countryfolk gathered for the annual festival.

  • Many countryfolk attended the town hall meeting.

  • During the ceremony, the ambassador greeted his fellow countryfolk with warmth and pride.

  • Many countryfolk came together to celebrate their national holiday.

  • Many countryfolk attended the town hall meeting.

Synonyms

compatriot
vscountryfolk
22 3.9

A person from the same country as you

is a plural group term for people from the same country
landsleit
vscountryfolk
  • Jargon
9.9

A group of people from the same town, region, or country who help each other

refers specifically to people from the same country rather than towns or groups

Antonyms

foreigner
170 2.5

A person from a different country who is not a citizen

Surface Forms

countryfolk singular
countryfolks plural

Morphology

countryfolk = country + folk (transparent) = country + folk

Learners familiar with 'country' (nation) and 'folk' (people) can readily infer 'compatriots' from the compound.

Etymology

Countryfolk comes from country ('the nation or land where you live') and folk ('people'), so it can mean the people from the same country — your fellow countrymen or compatriots.