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Frenchwoman

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[french-woom-uhn] / ˈfrɛntʃˌwʊm ən /

noun

Frenchwomen plural
  1. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.


Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of Frenchwoman

First recorded in 1585–95; French + woman

Example Sentences

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A Frenchwoman had won the Eurovision song contest on British soil—narrowly beating the U.K. entrant, which was titled, with pitch-perfect national self-awareness, “Rock Bottom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Eleven of the 16 victims were foreign nationals, with three UK citizens, two South Koreans, two Canadians, one Frenchwoman, one Swiss, one American, and one Ukrainian identified among the dead.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The oldest person who ever lived, whose age could be verified, was Frenchwoman Jean Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

The Frenchwoman has won the competition three times, twice as a player and once as a manager with former club Lyon.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

The host, a Frenchwoman, glanced at her American husband, a slyly pleased smile on her face; the most unforgettable dinner parties happened when guests said unexpected, and potentially offensive, things.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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