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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person with the unsophisticated or ingenuous manners associated with the country by city dwellers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An acquaintance from the
countryside , who is regarded by city-dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
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