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Definition of countrywoman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

countrywoman

noun
 
/ˈkʌntriwʊmən/
 
/ˈkʌntriwʊmən/
(plural countrywomen
 
/ˈkʌntriwɪmɪn/
 
/ˈkʌntriwɪmɪn/
)
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  1. a woman born or living in the same country as somebody else
    • She defeated her fellow countrywoman in the final.
  2. a woman living or born in the country, not the town
    • Although I live in London now, I'm a countrywoman at heart.
See countrywoman in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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