COUNTRYWOMEN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

countrywomen

noun

plural of countrywoman

as in countrymen

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He’s particularly drawn to episodes that are discomforting for his countrymen—the Dreyfus Affair, and, a recent obsession, French accommodation in Nazi rule during the Occupation, a national embarrassment that was long passed over in silence.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, after entering its 20th week at Number One, the track has cruised past her fellow countrymen and is the second longest-running Number One single in Billboard Hot 100 history.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of countrymen

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Late in the novel, Noa, Nicole, and their newfound compatriots get into a van with a group of musical hermits who have fled to the mountains to escape the violence of Ecuadorian society.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Robert Ladd as to the gang ties of Davis and his compatriots.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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