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countryfolk in American English (ˈkʌntriˌfouk) noun (used with a plural v.)1. people living or raised in the country; rustics 2. people from the same country; compatriots Also called: countrypeopleWord origin [1540–50; country + folk]Examples of 'countryfolk' in a sentencecountryfolk There's something for everyone, from self-employed hipsters to cultured countryfolk seeking a city base.He works as a factory food packer and hit back at critics who say his countryfolk are scroungers.However, the programme was cancelled to make way for the arrival of a new 'everyday story of countryfolk'.I, like many other of my countryfolk, have a precise but uncodified notion of personal space in a public place.Less surprising to countryfolk will be that there are probably more than 10 million woodpigeons. |