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country cousins

country cousins is the plural of country cousin.

Meaning of country cousin

Noun

country cousin (plural country cousins)

  1. (informal) An acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
    • And how like a country cousin, to come down upon a poor body in this way, without so much as a day’s notice, or asking whether she would be welcome!1851 April 9, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC

Questions about country cousins

What is country cousins the plural of?
Country cousins is the plural of country cousin.

Words near country cousins in the dictionary

  1. Country Club Village
  2. country clubs
  3. country code
  4. country codes
  5. country cousin
  6. country cousins
  7. country damage
  8. country dance
  9. country dances
  10. country dancing
  11. country dweller

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