Countryman Meaning
/ˈkʌntɹimən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomebody from a certain country.
nounSomebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman.
Sentence Examples
After the activities of the second day she stayed the night with a countryman.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My fellow ____ and I fought bravely to defend our homeland during the war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After the activities of the second day she stayed the night with a ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English country English -man English countryman From country + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears: / I come to bury Cæſar, not to praiſe him:"
— 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 121, column 2:
"You don’t need to wait. Here, there she is. There, there she is right now, embodying the harsh irony that is her existence, because at that moment next week, she will be a queen with fake power visiting a fake kingdom which arguably has more impact on the lives of her countrymen than she does."
— 2014 June 22, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My fellow ____ and I fought bravely to defend our homeland during the war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After the activities of the second day she stayed the night with a ____.