different between france vs mademoiselle

Esperanto

Adverb

france

1. in the French language
2. in the manner of a French person

Related terms

• franca (“French”)
• Francio (“France”)
• franco (“a French person”)

Latin

Adjective

france

1. vocative masculine singular of francus

References

• france in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mademoiselle.

Noun

mademoiselle (plural mademoiselles or mesdemoiselles)

1. Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
2. (jocular or affected) A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.

Translations

French

Etymology

ma +? demoiselle Contraction of ma demoiselle (my little lady).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad.mwa.z?l/

Noun

mademoiselle f (plural mesdemoiselles)

1. Miss (as a form of address)

Noun

mademoiselle f (plural demoiselles)

1. Miss (as a title with a name)

Usage notes

• Not used for an older woman unless she is clearly unmarried.
• As of February 21, 2012, the use of the word mademoiselle is prohibited from use in official forms and registries in France. ("‘Mademoiselle’ Exits Official France", "Mademoiselle is no longer an official French woman")

Synonyms

• M^lle
• Mlle.

Descendants

• ? Alemannic German: Màmsel, Màmselala
• ? English: mademoiselle

See also

• madame
• Mademoiselle
• mondamoiseau
• Ms.

Further reading

• “mademoiselle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).