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country wife

country wife noun: a fur trader's First Nations or Métis common-law wife.

Noun

country wife (plural country wives)

  1. (Canada, historical) A fur trader's First Nations or Métis common-law wife.

Forms of country wife

pluralcountry wives

Questions about country wife

What does country wife mean?
Country wife means a fur trader's First Nations or Métis common-law wife.
What part of speech is country wife?
Country wife is a noun.
What is the plural of country wife?
The plural of country wife is country wives.

Words near country wife in the dictionary

  1. country stops
  2. country store
  3. country stores
  4. country team
  5. country teams
  6. country wife
  7. country wine
  8. country wines
  9. country wives
  10. country-and-western
  11. country-blues

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