fellow-countrywoman

Example Sentences

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It was impossible to refuse the request of a fellow-countrywoman dying in a strange land.

From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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

I realised in a flash the profound contrast to that fellow-countrywoman of mine who had fascinated my attention on board the boat.

From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock

Then it was that the Chinese gave expression in very concrete form to their appreciation of their fellow-countrywoman, and the work which she was doing in that hospital.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.

The latter, who was also a German, was moved even to tears when she saw me: for fifteen years she had not spoken with a fellow-countrywoman.

From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida