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maalainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bogan noun An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • countryman noun A person from the same country as the speaker; a fellow national.
  • peasant noun Historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.
  • provincial adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
  • rube noun (informal, often derogatory) An unsophisticated or naive person, especially someone from the countryside.
  • rustic adj Having a simple, rural charm; countrified in style.

Senses

maalainen is used for these senses in English:

  • bogan (Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
  • country From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
  • countryman Somebody from a certain country.
  • countryman A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
  • peasant A country person.
  • provincial Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
  • provincial Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude
  • rube (US, Canada, informal) A person of rural heritage; a yokel.

bogan — full definition

  1. noun An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
  2. noun An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
  3. noun A petrolhead.

country — full definition

  1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
  3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

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