countryman

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Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English country and man

Pronunciation1

  • kɔ̀ntrìmân


Pronunciation2

  • kɔ̀trìmân


Noun

  1. Person wey be man wey come from country.
    • countryman must wak.  — (Egbokhare_2020, A citizen must eat.)
    • Government congratulate every countryman wey win for di game wey dem do for France.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)
  2. Person wey come from country.
    • make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say countryman and countrywoman, everybody must dey pay tax o  —  (Egbokhare_2020, Announcement, male and female citizen must pay tax.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: A male citizen of a country, citizen