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English
Etymology
From country + -woman.
Noun
countrywoman (plural countrywomen, masculine countryman, neutral countryperson)
- A female compatriot
- A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
2016, Peter Morgan, “Windsor”, in The Crown, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Queen Elizabeth II:(to Prince Philip) You don't think I would have preferred to grow up out of the spotlight? Away from court, away from the scrutiny and the visibility? A simpler life, happier life, as a wife, a mother, an ordinary English countrywoman?
Translations
woman living in the country