countrywoman
noun
countrywomen
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pluralof countrywoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She was followed across the finish line by three countrywomen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Katie is the only Irish rider, and she would like more of her countrywomen to get involved.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
Now she is also determined to destroy the western image of Muslim women as restricted, powerless and oppressed, and to demonstrate that her countrywomen can be as “free” as their western counterparts.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2019
When it ended, Messi and his teammates lingered on the field for some 10 minutes, soaking in the serenade from tens of thousands of countrymen and countrywomen who had made the long trek.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2018
Julia, better accustomed to encounter dangers, preserved her countenance with that fearlessness so characteristic of her countrywomen.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Giuseppe Garibaldi
