fellow-countrywoman
Example Sentences
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Her paternal Huguenot ancestor was a surgeon, who was married to a fellow-countrywoman and co-religionist of the name of Pierre.
From Harriet Martineau by Miller, Florence Fenwick
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
We could not leave a fellow-countrywoman, least of all could Salemina forsake a fellow-citizen, in such a hapless plight.
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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
"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
