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countrywoman

[kuhn-tree-woom-uhn] / ˈkʌn triˌwʊm ən /
NOUN
person from one's country
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Muchova cheekily congratulated her countrywoman and “Linda, my ex-friend,” as Noskova dedicated the win to her late mother, Ivana, who died of cancer in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Italy’s Alice D’Amato survived with the cleanest routine to claim the gold medal over China’s Zhou Yaqin and countrywoman Manila Esposito, who took silver and bronze, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova edged out Czech compatriot Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-4 to set up a quarter-final against another countrywoman, 18-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

“How could I feel to watch football when my neighbor, my brother, my countryman and countrywoman are in such a bad situation?”

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

“Tell me your contacts, and I will filter what I pass on to the English. Tell me, and you have confessed to your countrywoman and given nothing to the enemy.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

She was followed across the finish line by three countrywomen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Watching her fellow countrywomen face violence on Iran's streets has been painful, but also makes her proud - particularly when she sees younger women on the front line of protests.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022

She did so by holding off two countrywomen: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won silver in 10.74, and Shericka Jackson, who took bronze in 10.76 to give Jamaica a medal sweep.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021

At first, her main motivation was to share her passion for bikes with other women and encourage her fellow countrywomen to dare to ride.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2019

My sensational return to my carriage was viewed with the utmost sympathy by no less than seven shawled and cloaked countrywomen.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross




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