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coun⋅try⋅wom⋅an

[kuhn-tree-woom-uhn]
–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
2. a woman who lives in the country.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see country, woman


See -woman.
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coun·try·wom·an   (kŭn'trē-wŏŏm'ən)   
n.  
  1. A woman from one's own country; a compatriot.

  2. A woman from a particular country.

  3. A woman who lives in the country or has country ways.

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