fellow-countrywoman
Example Sentences
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He did not believe that his old fellow-countrywoman would, to use a vulgar English colloquialism, “give him away.”
From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
But our knowledge of it enabled us to tell a fellow-countrywoman whom we presently met in the museum of the University, how she could best, or worst, get to that city.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
The latter, who was also a German, was moved even to tears when she saw me: for fifteen years she had not spoken with a fellow-countrywoman.
From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida
"And in the face of thy brother's strong desire thou art waiting to witness the foul torture and death of a lady refined and good—our fellow-countrywoman too!"
From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant
A few words disclosed the fact that she was a fellow-countrywoman, although residing in England, and at present on her way to join some friends at Harrogate.
From Colonel Starbottle's Client by Harte, Bret
