Men from France, or people with French nationality or heritage.
Compound of 'French' (from Old English 'Franca,' the Frankish people) and 'men' (plural of man). The term has been used for over 500 years in English.
The word 'Frenchman' carries tons of cultural baggage in English—different eras had wildly different stereotypes (romantic, cowardly, pretentious, etc.), showing how nationality labels are actually about power dynamics, not reality.
'-men' suffix defaults to male as unmarked category, historically excluding women from professional/cultural identities even when they participated equally.
Use 'French people' or 'the French' to include all genders, or specify 'French women' or 'French men' when gender is relevant.
["French people","the French","French citizens","French artists (if context-specific)"]
French women made equal contributions to art, philosophy, cuisine, and governance; gendered language historically erased them from 'French' identity markers.
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