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countrywoman

countrywoman noun: a feminine compatriot.

Noun

countrywoman (plural countrywomen)

  1. A feminine compatriot.
  2. A woman who lives in the country (countryside) or has retained country ways.
    • (to Prince Philip) You don't think I would have preferred to grow up out of the spotlight? Away from court, away from the scrutiny and the visibility? A simpler life, happier life, as a wife, a mother, an ordinary English countrywoman?2016, Peter Morgan, “Windsor”, in The Crown, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Queen Elizabeth II

Forms of countrywoman

pluralcountrywomen

Plural of countrywoman: countrywomen

Origin of countrywoman

From country + -woman.

Questions about countrywoman

What does countrywoman mean?
Countrywoman means a feminine compatriot.
What part of speech is countrywoman?
Countrywoman is a noun.
What is the plural of countrywoman?
The plural of countrywoman is countrywomen.

Words near countrywoman in the dictionary

  1. countrysides
  2. countryward
  3. countrywards
  4. countrywear
  5. countrywide
  6. countrywoman
  7. countrywomen
  8. counts
  9. counts against
  10. counts angels on pinheads
  11. counts calories

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