"Française" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Françaises [plural]
Etymology: From French Française. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Française}} French Française Head templates: {{en-noun}} Française (plural Françaises)
  1. (rare) A Frenchwoman. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Française-en-noun-YK4Aok2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries

Inflected forms

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