countrywoman

coun·try·wom·an

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhn-tree-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈkʌn triˌwʊm ən/
- /ˈkʌn.trɪˌwʊm.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhn-tree-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈkʌn triˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of countrywoman word

countable noun countrywoman A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town. 3
countable noun countrywoman Your countrywomen are women from your own country. 3
noun countrywoman a woman who lives in the country 3
noun countrywoman a woman of one's own country; compatriot 3
noun plural countrywoman a woman who is a native or inhabitant of one's own country. 1
noun plural countrywoman a woman who lives in the country. 1

See all 12 definitions of countrywoman

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Origin of countrywoman

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at country, woman

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Parts of speech for Countrywoman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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countrywoman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

countrywoman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for countrywoman

noun countrywoman

compatriot — Your compatriots are people from your own country.
national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
inhabitant — a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.
native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.

All 5 Synonyms of countrywoman

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