noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: English person
Narrower terms: Cornishwoman
History
Etymology
From Middle English Englishwoman, equivalent to English + -woman. Compare Englishman.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِنْجِلِيزِيَّة
(ʔingilīziyya)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Armenian:
անգլուհի
(angluhi)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Asturian:
inglesa
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Belarusian:
англі́йка
(anhlíjka)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Breton:
Saozez
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Bulgarian:
англича́нка
(angličánka)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Catalan:
anglesa
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Chinese Mandarin:
英國人 /英国人
(Yīngguórén)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Chinese Mandarin:
英國女子 /英国女子
(Yīngguó nǚzǐ)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Cornish:
Sowses
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Czech:
Angličanka
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Danish:
englænderinde
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Dutch:
Engelse
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Esperanto:
anglino
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Estonian:
inglanna
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Finnish:
englantilainen nainen
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Finnish:
englantilaisnainen
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Finnish:
englannitar
— a female native or inhabitant of England
French:
Anglaise
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Middle French:
Angloise
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Old French:
Angloise
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Galician:
inglesa
— a female native or inhabitant of England
German:
Engländerin
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Greek:
Αγγλίδα
(Anglída)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Hungarian:
angol nő
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Italian:
inglese
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Japanese:
イギリス人
(Igirisu-jin)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Japanese:
英国婦人
(Eikoku-fujin)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Latvian:
angliete
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Lithuanian:
anglė
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Macedonian:
Англичанка
(Angličanka)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Miami:
aakalaahšima
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Polish:
Angielka
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Portuguese:
inglesa
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Romanian:
englezoaică
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Romanian:
engleză
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Russian:
англича́нка
(angličánka)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Scottish Gaelic:
Ban-Sasannach
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Serbo-Croatian:
Енглескиња
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Serbo-Croatian:
Engleskinja
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Slovak:
Angličanka
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Slovene:
Angléžinja
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Spanish:
inglesa
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Swedish:
engelska
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Turkish:
İngiliz kadın
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Turkish:
İngiliz karısı
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Ukrainian:
англі́йка
(anhlíjka)
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Volapük:
ji-Linglänan
— a female native or inhabitant of England
Welsh:
Saesnes
— a female native or inhabitant of England