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Englishwoman

[ ing-glish-woom-uhnor, often, -lish- ]

noun

, plural Eng·lish·wom·en.
  1. a woman who is a native or citizen of England.


Englishwoman

/ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃˌwʊmən /

noun

  1. a female native or inhabitant of England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Englishwoman1

First recorded in 1520–30; English + woman
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Example Sentences

He has her pegged as a posh, silly Englishwoman before they’ve even spoken.

From Time

He soon met an Englishwoman named Valerie Traverso, who was already pregnant with a child by her husband, Michael Macias.

But the photographer Cecil Beaton said Maxime was the only truly chic Englishwoman of her generation.

To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!

Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.

She spoke calmly, with the pleasantly modulated voice of a well-bred Englishwoman.

Fortunately Marie found in a young Englishwoman a treasure of knowledge, intelligence, and kindheartedness.

He lay in the Englishwoman's gentle arms—a little brown bundle of flexile limbs and cotton night-shirt.

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