French
Frenches; Frencher; Frenched; Frenchly; Frenching
Anything French has to do with the country, people, culture, or language of France. The new French exchange student at your school will probably speak English with a French accent.
Do you love croissants, brioche, and eclairs? Then you can say French pastries are your favorite! In addition to these authentically French foods, there are many things commonly described this way that aren't actually French at all, like French bulldogs and French toast. The word is also used for the entire group of people who are citizens of France ("the French") and their language. And an extremely informal way to apologize for swearing is to say, "Pardon my French."
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of or pertaining to France or the people of France“French cooking”
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synonyms:
Gallic
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the people of France
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synonyms:
French people
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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Langue d'oil, Langue d'oil French
medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
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Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French
medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France
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Old French
the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
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Norman French, Norman-French, Old North French
the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
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Anglo-French, Anglo-Norman
the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
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Canadian French
the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
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Walloon
a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
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Occitan, Provencal
the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)
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Latinian language, Romance, Romance language
the group of languages derived from Latin
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United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
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synonyms:
Daniel Chester French
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carver, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker
an artist who creates sculptures
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carver, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker
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cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking“French the potatoes”
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type of:
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cut
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
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cut
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