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Frenchwoman

Frenchwoman

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A woman from France
  • noun
  • /frɛntʃˌwʊmən/
translation icon : francesa
  • This Frenchwoman will lead us to Castlegard.
  • a young Frenchwoman
  • a beautiful Frenchwoman
  • an old Frenchwoman

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Examples

  • What does the chic Frenchwoman do?

    Blog text (4)
  • Robert Burwell had married a Frenchwoman.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • As luck would have it, a friend of his knew of a Frenchwoman who had worked as a private tutor as well as a nanny and was now unemployed.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The other woman was a petite, blond, very pretty, and very self-confident Frenchwoman.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • His wife, a Frenchwoman with great style and a glorious inspiration for preparing good dishes, pampered the guests' appetites.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I smiled rather lamely at the bright Frenchwoman as she showed us around the parfumerie, chattering away over the various top notes and essences.

    Blog text (14)
  • After making him promise to "squeeze your eyes closed, ever so tightly, Valerian, and do not open them until I tell you," Allegra stepped out of the dressing room, the Frenchwoman walking behind her, wringing her hands and weeping at the beauty of the sight in front of her.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Once inside, Valerian was in for a surprise as Allegra, upon being greeted by a thin, sallow-faced Frenchwoman, immediately launched herself into a torrent of faultlessly accented French that left him standing with his mouth open.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The Frenchwoman spoke eloquently about her culture during the presentation.

  • Last summer, I met a Frenchwoman who shared fascinating stories about Paris.

Synonyms

French person
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A person from France

is limited to the female gender rather than all genders

Surface Forms

Frenchwoman singular
Frenchwomen plural

Morphology

Frenchwoman = French + woman (transparent) = French + woman

This is a straightforward compound meaning 'a woman who is French' or 'a woman from France'.

Etymology

Frenchwoman is made from French and woman. French comes from the country name France, which was named after the Franks, and woman means 'an adult female', so a Frenchwoman is a woman from France.