fellow-countrywoman
Example Sentences
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But our knowledge of it enabled us to tell a fellow-countrywoman whom we presently met in the museum of the University, how she could best, or worst, get to that city.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
He did not believe that his old fellow-countrywoman would, to use a vulgar English colloquialism, “give him away.”
From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
Of course we couldn't leave a fellow-countrywoman in distress, so we gave her what we had: enough to pay her journey home, and a few shillings over.
From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne
“A fellow-countrywoman in distress,” smiled Dalroy, speaking in German.
From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis
A few words disclosed the fact that she was a fellow-countrywoman, although residing in England, and at present on her way to join some friends at Harrogate.
From Colonel Starbottle's Client by Harte, Bret
