Noun
people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics
people living in the same country; compatriots
Source: WordNetIn other parts of the country people tried to stay together for the sake of the children. In New York they tried to work things out for the sake of the apartment. David Sedaris
As to politics, we were like the rest of the country people in England; that is to say, we neither knew nor thought any thing about the matter. William Cobbett
Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same. Edward Hoagland
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead. Edward Hoagland
What the Danes left in Ireland were hens and weasels. And when the cock crows in the morning, the country people will always say 'It is for Denmark they are crowing. Crowing they are to be back in Denmark.' Lady Gregory
Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations. Maya Angelou