countrywoman
noun
coun·try·wom·an ˈkən-trē-ˌwu̇-mən 
1
: a woman who is a compatriot
2
: a woman who is a resident of the country
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 39-year-old athlete emerged victorious on Sunday at Super Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges, finishing the race more than three minutes ahead of the runner-up Demi Vollering, a fellow countrywoman. 
Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Germany’s Tatjana Maria, who is ranked 103rd in the world and last year gave birth to her second child, advanced to her first Wimbledon semifinal with a victory over countrywoman Jule Niemeier. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 In 2021, three singers — Smith, her countrywoman Nao and the Nigerian singer Tems — captured this sense of endemic, all-encompassing burnout. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Gill joins her countrywoman Dayanita Singh as one of the greatest photographers in the world today. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021 Just three months ago, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir survived the sweltering heat of the Japanese summer to notch a surprise win in the Olympics over a countrywoman who holds the world record at the distance. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2021 Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei likely will be dethroned as women’s champion by countrywoman Joyciline Jepkosgei, who beat her in London last weekend and would win the tiebreaker. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 Her countrywoman Grazyna Bacewicz’s Overture sounded under-rehearsed, and in Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Gardolinska unobtrusively supported a scintillating Hélène Grimaud. Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2021 Her bogey-free second round equaled countrywoman Hyo Joo Kim, who shot the lowest score by a female or male in a major in the first round in 2014 also at the picturesque Evian Resort on the shore of Lake Geneva. BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021 See More
Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Germany’s Tatjana Maria, who is ranked 103rd in the world and last year gave birth to her second child, advanced to her first Wimbledon semifinal with a victory over countrywoman Jule Niemeier. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 In 2021, three singers — Smith, her countrywoman Nao and the Nigerian singer Tems — captured this sense of endemic, all-encompassing burnout. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Gill joins her countrywoman Dayanita Singh as one of the greatest photographers in the world today. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021 Just three months ago, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir survived the sweltering heat of the Japanese summer to notch a surprise win in the Olympics over a countrywoman who holds the world record at the distance. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2021 Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei likely will be dethroned as women’s champion by countrywoman Joyciline Jepkosgei, who beat her in London last weekend and would win the tiebreaker. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 Her countrywoman Grazyna Bacewicz’s Overture sounded under-rehearsed, and in Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Gardolinska unobtrusively supported a scintillating Hélène Grimaud. Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2021 Her bogey-free second round equaled countrywoman Hyo Joo Kim, who shot the lowest score by a female or male in a major in the first round in 2014 also at the picturesque Evian Resort on the shore of Lake Geneva. BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
countrywoman
noun
as in countryman
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- countryman
- landsman
- compatriot
- native
- patriot
- national
- nationalist
- aborigine
- resident
- citizen
- subject
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- foreigner
- alien
- outsider
- immigrant