Meaning

1 senses
  1. A woman who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

    Bürgerin, Stadtbewohnerin

    горожа́нкаgorožánka, городска́я жи́тельницаgorodskája žítelʹnica, меща́нкаmeščánka

    городя́нкаhorodjánka, міща́нкаmiščánka, містя́нкаmistjánka

    a female resident of a town or city

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
woman resident of a town:
Русский
By meaning 1
woman resident of a town:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
woman resident of a town:

Origin

From town + -s- + -woman, on the model of townsman.

From town + -s- + -woman, on the model of townsman.

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Forms

plural: townswomen
Singulartownswoman
Pluraltownswomen

irregular · Lesson

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtownsman

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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