Definition of french:

• Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
• United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D. C. ( 1850- 1931)
• the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
• the people of France
• The language spoken in France.
• Collectively, the people of France.
• The people of France; the language of France.
• The people or language of France.
• The language or people of France.
• The language spoken by the inhabitants of France.
• The language of France: French chalk, a variety of talc used for marking: French horn, a wind musical instrument; French polish, a furniture varnish.
• Belonging to France or its people.
• Pertaining to France.
• Pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
• Pert. to France.

Usage examples for french

1. I must learn his French.  Berlin and Sans-Souci by Louise Muhlbach

2. You know the French;- a little more Biblism, one may take leave to say, would do them no harm.  Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold

3. They supposed that the French were at prayer, so they waited quietly outside.  Stories of American Life and Adventure by Edward Eggleston

4. This would lead to the study of French history for the last forty years.  The Young Man's Guide by William A. Alcott