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Definition of Countrywoman
1. Noun. A woman who lives in the country and has country ways.
2. Noun. A woman from your own country.
Definition of Countrywoman
1. n. A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.
Definition of Countrywoman
1. Noun. A female compatriot ¹
2. Noun. A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Countrywoman
1. [n -WOMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countrywoman
Literary usage of Countrywoman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1858)
"... A countrywoman. — Renouncing the World.—Fireworks, 4c.—Procession in honour
of the Virgin.— Another Exhibition of Fireworks.—A fiery Bull. ..."
2. Pictures of Travel by Heinrich Heine (1856)
"... who did not understand English, and who wished to become familiar with those
poems, I recommended the translation of my fair and gifted countrywoman, ..."
3. Santo Domingo, Past and Present: With a Glance at Hayti by Samuel Hazard (1873)
"... constructed of the small withes or planks of the countrywoman and " Piccaninny.••
narrow woods of the country, and principally thatched roofs. ..."
4. The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History by Grace Aguilar (1852)
"There is some treachery here, which we must sift; we must not leave our noble
countrywoman in the hands of these marauders. Trust me, Alan, we shall recover ..."
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