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New Englishwoman

New Englishwoman noun: a female inhabitant of New England.

Noun

New Englishwoman (plural New Englishwomen)

  1. (historical, rare) A female inhabitant of New England.
    • And soon all sojourners who bore news back to England of the New-Englishmen and New-Englishwomen, told of ample store of gardens. Ere a year had passed hopeful John Winthrop wrote, “My Deare Wife, wee are here in a Paradise.”1901, Alice Morse Earle, Old Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth, New York: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 3
    • The three American wives included each achieved a degree of independence, illustrative of the greater freedom allowed to New Englishwomen.1974, Katharine Moore, Victorian Wives, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page xxviii
    Synonyms:
    New Englandress

Synonyms of New Englishwoman

Forms of New Englishwoman

pluralNew Englishwomen

Questions about New Englishwoman

What does New Englishwoman mean?
New Englishwoman means a female inhabitant of New England.
What part of speech is New Englishwoman?
New Englishwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of New Englishwoman?
The plural of New Englishwoman is New Englishwomen.

Words near New Englishwoman in the dictionary

  1. New Englandy
  2. New English
  3. New Englishes
  4. New Englishman
  5. New Englishmen
  6. New Englishwoman
  7. New Englishwomen
  8. new entrant
  9. new entrants
  10. New Era
  11. New Esperanza

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