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countryship

countryship noun: nationality.

Noun

countryship (uncountable)

  1. (dated) nationality
    • His name was Henderland; he spoke with the broad south-country tongue, which I was beginning to weary for the sound of; and besides common countryship, we soon found we had a more particular bond of interest.1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC

Origin of countryship

From country + -ship.

Questions about countryship

What does countryship mean?
Countryship means nationality.
What part of speech is countryship?
Countryship is a noun.

Words near countryship in the dictionary

  1. countrypersons
  2. countrypolitan
  3. countrys
  4. countryseat
  5. countryseats
  6. countryship
  7. countryside
  8. countrysider
  9. countrysiders
  10. countrysides
  11. countryward

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