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kinswoman

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kins⋅wom⋅an

  [kinz-woom-uhn]
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–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a female relative.
2. a woman of the same nationality or ethnic group.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see kin, 's 1 , woman, modeled on kinsman
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kins·wom·an   (kĭnz'wŏŏm'ən)   
n.  

  1. A female relative.

  2. A woman sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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