From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]-man), noun; pl. {Countrymen} (-men).
1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak.
2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.
In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi. 26.
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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