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Definition of French person
1. Noun. A person of French nationality.
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: European
Specialized synonyms: Frog, Gaul, Parisian, Breton, Savoyard, Angevin, Angevine, Norman
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Person
Literary usage of French person
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry: From the Year by Mary Berry (1865)
"... Avho is almost the sole French person that I had almost rather never behold
again—I have not a moment for more. Berkeley Square, Oct. 25, 179:3. ..."
2. The French Civil Code: With the Various Amendments Thereto as in Force on by France, Henry Cachard (1895)
"A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French people or between a
French person and an alien is valid if it has been celebrated in the manner ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"By the Code Napoleon, a marriage contracted in a foreign country between French
people, or between a French person and an alien, is valid if it has been ..."
4. Perfect French Possible: Some Essential and Adequate Helps to French by Mary Henrietta Davis Knowles, Berthe Des Combes Favard (1910)
"A pupil, however, who has been trained in our method, recognizes all these words
instantly, no matter how rapidly they may be uttered by a French person, ..."
5. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1898)
"By the Code Napoleon, a marriage contracted in a foreign country between T'rench
people, or between a French person and an alien, is valid if it has been ..."
6. The facts of life: (Les Faits de la vie)...Part I-II by Victor Bétis, Howard Swan (1904)
"The first two phrases are the habitual expressions " consecrated by usage," which
will come quite naturally to the lips of a French person. ..."
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