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🤝 A female compatriot 🌾 A rural woman
countrywoman

countrywoman

1 2.3
A woman from the same country as you
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌntriˌwʊmən/
translation icon : compatriota
  • She will take on Tirunesh Dibaba, her countrywoman who won the Olympic 10,000 meters this year for the second straight time.

Examples

  • The work of a humble but devout countrywoman with considerable artistic talent, living in an isolated religious community in northern Shawa, provides a unique glimpse into traditional Ethiopian life and labor.

    Academic text (2004)

  • I say it in all modesty—to a bust in the city, as deservedly as my countrywoman who had just invented a new kiss.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • We have a fellow countrywoman here.

    Heartbreakers (2001)

  • What a feast it was to talk to her, this bright, rich countrywoman who had given me the CHARLIE SMITH 57 heave-ho.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Your countrywoman.

    The Killer (2024)

  • I am sure she would derive great comfort from the society of a countrywoman," he added with a smarmy smile at MC.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She was proud to support her fellow countrywoman at the international conference.

  • During the event, many countrywomen shared their experiences and traditions.

  • The artist dedicated her award to all the countrywomen who inspired her throughout her career.

Synonyms

compatriot
vscountrywoman
22 3.9

A person from the same country as you

specifies a female from that same country

Antonyms

foreigner
170 2.5

A person from a different country who is not a citizen

Surface Forms

countrywoman singular
countrywomen plural

Morphology

countrywoman = country + woman (transparent) = country + woman

Clear compound of 'country' (nation) + 'woman' yielding 'female compatriot', which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Countrywoman is simply country + woman. Here country means 'nation' or 'your homeland', so a countrywoman is a woman from your own country.