Meanings
nounEnglishwoman (plural Englishwomen)
plural Englishwomen
- A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
Origin
- Middle EnglishEnglishwoman
- EnglishEnglishwoman
From Middle English Englishwoman, equivalent to English + -woman. Compare Englishman.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِنْجِلِيزِيَّة
- إِنْجِلِيزِيَّة (ʔingilīziyya)a female native or inhabitant of England
Bulgarian англича́нка
- англича́нка (angličánka)a female native or inhabitant of England
Catalan anglesa
- anglesaa female native or inhabitant of England
Chinese Mandarin 英國人 /英国人
- 英國人 /英国人 (Yīngguórén)a female native or inhabitant of England
Czech Angličanka
- Angličankaa female native or inhabitant of England
Danish englænderinde
- englænderindea female native or inhabitant of England
Dutch Engelse
- Engelsea female native or inhabitant of England
Esperanto anglino
- anglinoa female native or inhabitant of England
Estonian inglanna
- inglannaa female native or inhabitant of England
Finnish englantilainen nainen, englantilaisnainen
- englantilainen nainena female native or inhabitant of England
- englantilaisnainena female native or inhabitant of England
- englannitara female native or inhabitant of England
French Anglaise
- Anglaisea female native or inhabitant of England
German Engländerin
- Engländerina female native or inhabitant of England
Greek Αγγλίδα
- Αγγλίδα (Anglída)a female native or inhabitant of England
Hungarian angol nő
- angol nőa female native or inhabitant of England
Italian inglese
- inglesea female native or inhabitant of England
Japanese イギリス人, 英国婦人
- イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin)a female native or inhabitant of England
- 英国婦人 (Eikoku-fujin)a female native or inhabitant of England
Korean 영국인, 영국 사람
- 영국인 (yeonggugin)a female native or inhabitant of England
- 영국 사람 (yeongguk saram)a female native or inhabitant of England
- 영국 여자 (yeongguk yeoja)a female native or inhabitant of England
Latvian angliete
- anglietea female native or inhabitant of England
Lithuanian anglė
- anglėa female native or inhabitant of England
Polish Angielka
- Angielkaa female native or inhabitant of England
Portuguese inglesa
- inglesaa female native or inhabitant of England
Romanian englezoaică, engleză
- englezoaicăa female native or inhabitant of England
- englezăa female native or inhabitant of England
Russian англича́нка
- англича́нка (angličánka)a female native or inhabitant of England
Scottish Gaelic Ban-Sasannach
- Ban-Sasannacha female native or inhabitant of England
Slovak Angličanka
- Angličankaa female native or inhabitant of England
Spanish inglesa
- inglesaa female native or inhabitant of England
Swedish engelska
- engelskaa female native or inhabitant of England
Turkish İngiliz kadın, İngiliz karısı
- İngiliz kadına female native or inhabitant of England
- İngiliz karısıa female native or inhabitant of England
Ukrainian англі́йка
- англі́йка (anhlíjka)a female native or inhabitant of England
Welsh Saesnes
- Saesnesa female native or inhabitant of England
Cite this entry
APA
Englishwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishwoman
MLA
“Englishwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishwoman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Englishwoman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishwoman.
Source: Englishwoman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.