country store

noun

A general store in a rural setting, often associated with the time of cowboys

Meanings

nouncountry store (plural country stores)

plural country stores

  1. UShistoricalA general store in a rural setting, often associated with the time of cowboys

    Synonyms: country merchant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA general store in a rural setting, often associated with the time of cowboys

More synonyms by meaning

nouna retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

Broader
mercantile establishmentretail storesales outlet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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