Countrywoman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A feminine compatriot.
  2. 2
    a woman from your own country wordnet
  3. 3
    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?"

  4. 4
    a woman who lives in the country and has country ways wordnet

Synonyms

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compatriotcountrymanhindpeasantpeonprovincial

Example

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"(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?"

Etymology

From country + -woman.

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