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noun
A feminine compatriot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: countryperson, compatriot, woman, person
noun
A woman who lives in the country (countryside) or has retained country ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: countryperson, woman, person
noun
a woman from your own country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compatriot
noun
a woman who lives in the country and has country ways
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rustic
History
Etymology tree English country Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English countrywoman From country + -woman.
Across languages
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