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FRAULEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fraulein mean?
• FRAULEIN (noun)
The noun FRAULEIN has 1 sense:
1. a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
Familiarity information: FRAULEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Fraulein" is a kind of...):
form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')
Domain category:
German; German language; High German (the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic)
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