Englishwoman
Americannoun
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Englishwomen
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noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Englishwoman
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In Lee Knight’s film, a chance meeting between a young Black Englishman in the process of finding himself and an elderly, white Englishwoman blossoms into an unexpected kinship — one based on Knight’s experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
A proper Englishwoman whose husband, Arthur, served in Burma, she has been formidable all her life, with an unshakeable faith in God and the empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
"If the Solheim Cup is happening, I want to be there for Europe in whatever way I can contribute," said the 37-year-old Englishwoman, who is a seven-time winner on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
It is the first time the Englishwoman has been picked out as a lucky loser.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
Perhaps it wasn’t remarkable in the average Englishwoman, but it was remarkable to Chacko.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
During England's two-month preparations, Bradshaw was invited to speak to the 32 Englishwomen who hope to ascend the Twickenham steps on 27 September and claim the Women's Rugby World Cup.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
Englishwomen Charley Hull and Bronte Law were three strokes back at 69 with Yuka Saso of the Philippines.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan play two 19th century Englishwomen who form a lasting bond in writer-director Francis Lee’s superb followup to “God’s Own Country.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020
Yet were 19th-century Englishwomen really quite so repressed and boring?
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2020
There was one with twenty-five Englishwomen in it.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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