"country cousin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-country cousin.wav Forms: country cousins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: informal Synonyms: country bumpkin
    Sense id: en-country_cousin-en-noun-wmTV7XKN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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