1. (n.) An inhabitant or native of a region.

2. (n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.

3. (n.) One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer.

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