Frenchmen
Citizens of Paris
Frenchmen is the plural of Frenchman—men who are citizens or natives of France.
The word appears in historical contexts Napoleon's Frenchmen crossed the Alps and contemporary ones The Frenchmen we met in Paris were friendly.
Like other compound nationality terms, it's gradually yielding to gender-neutral alternatives like "French people."
Ancient Western European peoples
- BretonsInhabitants of Brittany
- NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors
- AlsatiansBreed or regional people
- CorsicansPeople from French isle
Burgundians · Parisians · ancestry · lineage · tradition
Elongated crusty loaf
- beretFlat wool cap
- chansonFrench vocal composition
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
patisserie · terroir · Louvre · champagne · camembert · croissant · Voltaire · Molière
France's chief city
- BordeauxFrench port and vineyard area
- LyonMajor French city
- MarseilleMajor southern French seaport
- ToulouseOccitanie regional capital
Nice · Versailles · Loire · Seine · Provence · Brittany · Normandy · Alsace
Government-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
immigration · emigration · allegiance · residency · nationality · republic · tricolore · Bastille
Large connected landmass
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- eurozoneMonetary union sharing currency
- BrusselsBelgian capital
Maastricht · Lisbon · multilingualism · mobility · solidarity · cooperation · treaty · integration
Gauls
Ancient Western European peoples
- BretonsInhabitants of Brittany
- NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors
- AlsatiansBreed or regional people
Corsicans · Burgundians · Parisians · ancestry · lineage · tradition
baguette
Elongated crusty loaf
- beretFlat wool cap
- chansonFrench vocal composition
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
gastronomy · patisserie · terroir · Louvre · champagne · camembert · croissant · Voltaire · Molière · Montmartre
Paris
France's chief city
Toulouse · Nice · Versailles · Loire · Seine · Provence · Brittany · Normandy · Alsace · Riviera
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
embassy · immigration · emigration · allegiance · residency · nationality · republic · tricolore · Bastille · liberté
continent
Large connected landmass
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- eurozoneMonetary union sharing currency
Brussels · Maastricht · Lisbon · multilingualism · mobility · solidarity · cooperation · treaty · integration · parliament
FrenchmenEnglishmen
Men from England
Germans · Britons · non-French · foreigners · Prussians