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north countryman

north countryman noun: someone from the north of England.

Noun

north countryman (plural north countrymen)

  1. Someone from the north of England.
    • You must look at Bewick to see just what it was like, for he has drawn it a hundred times with the care and the love of a true north countryman […].1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies
    • James Middleton, a wandering north-countryman, […] declared himself to be a Stuart, sprung from a line of Scottish kings, and endowed with a special power to heal the falling sickness.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 195

Forms of north countryman

pluralnorth countrymen

Origin of north countryman

From north country + man.

Questions about north countryman

What does north countryman mean?
North countryman means someone from the north of England.
What part of speech is north countryman?
North countryman is a noun.
What is the plural of north countryman?
The plural of north countryman is north countrymen.

Words near north countryman in the dictionary

  1. North Col
  2. North Connel
  3. North Conway
  4. North Cotabato
  5. north country
  6. north countryman
  7. north countrymen
  8. North Coventry
  9. North Cowichan
  10. North Curl Curl
  11. North Curry

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