Frenchwoman
noun
French·wom·an
ˈfrench-ˌwu̇-mən 
1
: a woman who is a native or inhabitant of France
2
: a woman of French descent
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The Frenchwoman entered Roland Garros as a wild card.
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The young Frenchwoman spent much of the 1920s earning degrees and awards in art history, archaeology, and the fine arts.
—Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
There are suggestions of a covert drug ring run by a French mafia group, whose interests are represented by a mysterious Frenchwoman (Lera Abova) who rides around Bakersfield on her Vespa.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Baltimore became only the second Frenchwoman to score in the Women’s FA Cup Final after Valérie Gauvin for Everton in 2020.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The phenom — who last year became the first Frenchwoman to dunk in a game — is ready for her moment stateside.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So Much' Blocked in both love and literature, Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is an exasperated Frenchwoman working at Shakespeare and Company, the adorably cluttered English-language bookstore situated just a few meters from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
This linguistic triangle, with its mix of mystery, unease, and intimacy, becomes kindling for a love triangle, fueled by the Frenchwoman’s bold sexuality, the soldier’s Catholicism, and Luise’s confused longing.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
They will be joined by Yolanda’s best friend in Montreal, a Frenchwoman whose name is Élise, or Alise, or maybe Alice, or maybe even Éloïse.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The young Frenchwoman spent much of the 1920s earning degrees and awards in art history, archaeology, and the fine arts.
—Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
There are suggestions of a covert drug ring run by a French mafia group, whose interests are represented by a mysterious Frenchwoman (Lera Abova) who rides around Bakersfield on her Vespa.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Baltimore became only the second Frenchwoman to score in the Women’s FA Cup Final after Valérie Gauvin for Everton in 2020.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The phenom — who last year became the first Frenchwoman to dunk in a game — is ready for her moment stateside.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So Much' Blocked in both love and literature, Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is an exasperated Frenchwoman working at Shakespeare and Company, the adorably cluttered English-language bookstore situated just a few meters from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
This linguistic triangle, with its mix of mystery, unease, and intimacy, becomes kindling for a love triangle, fueled by the Frenchwoman’s bold sexuality, the soldier’s Catholicism, and Luise’s confused longing.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
They will be joined by Yolanda’s best friend in Montreal, a Frenchwoman whose name is Élise, or Alise, or maybe Alice, or maybe even Éloïse.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Frenchwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frenchwoman. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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Frenchwoman
noun
French·wom·an
ˈfrench-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who is French
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