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Frau
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Frau  (frou)
n. pl. Frau·en (froun) Abbr. Fr.
Used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area before the surname or professional title of an adult woman.

[German, from Middle High German vrowe, from Old High German frouwa; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

Frau [fraʊ]
n pl Frauen [ˈfraʊən], Fraus
a married German woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Mrs and sometimes extended to older unmarried women
[from Old High German frouwa; related to Dutch vrouw]
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Noun1.Frau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult womanFrau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
German language, High German, German - the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic


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