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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.


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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

The Frenchwoman broke again to go 5-4 up, but Raducanu held firm to stop Parry from serving out the victory on two occasions and force a tie-break.

From BBC • May 19, 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 Frenchwoman lifted the trophy as a player and manager with Lyon and is the only coach to have defeated Barcelona over a tie in the competition in the past four years.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

Esther was a Frenchwoman, who had lived with ‘Madame’, as she called her mistress, for many years, and who rather tyrannized over the old lady, who could not get along without her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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