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countrywoman

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English

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Etymology

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From country +‎ -woman.

Noun

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countrywoman (plural countrywomen)

  1. A female compatriot
  2. A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
    • 2016, Peter Morgan, “Windsor”, in The Crown, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Queen Elizabeth II:
      (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?

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