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New Englishwomen

New Englishwomen is the plural of New Englishwoman.

Meaning of New Englishwoman

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
    Synonyms:
    New Englandress

Questions about New Englishwomen

What is New Englishwomen the plural of?
New Englishwomen is the plural of New Englishwoman.

Words near New Englishwomen in the dictionary

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

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